Prop. 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

• Intex wrote on 2010-08-05 03:11
  Hours late but whatever.
  

  U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled that California’s Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, violates the U.S. Constitution. The ruling was released on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 1:40 p.m.
  
  The voter-approved measure, which passed in 2008, defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
  
  Judge Walker also approved a temporary stay blocking same-sex couples from marrying. Couples attempting to wed at San Francisco's City Hall were denied marriage licenses Wednesday afternoon.
  
  Check our website throughout the afternoon and evening as we offer ongoing coverage of reactions to the Prop. 8 decision.

  
  

  Quote from Walker:

  Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians.

  
  http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/pulse-of-the-bay/prop-8-ruled-unconstitutional/
  
  Even though same-sex marriage is temp. banned, this is still great.
  Even better, this judge was nominated by Ronald Reagan.
  :thumb:
• starpaw7 wrote on 2010-08-05 03:14
  Could it be? :blood:
• Serathx wrote on 2010-08-05 03:20
  :D !!!!!!!!!
• Juno wrote on 2010-08-05 03:34
  So...they ruled it was unconstitutional for some reason other than actually blocking marriages?
  
  People are celebrating a lot, but I don't think they've necessarily done anything yet seeing as how there's still a ban.
• David wrote on 2010-08-05 03:41
  Banning same sex marriage and blocking it instead? Let's celebrate!
  
  /sarcasm
  
  I guess it's a step towards the right direction, though.
• Chiri wrote on 2010-08-05 03:41
  The problem is ... it will be appealed to the Supreme Court, and its doubtful that the current (5/4 republican) justices will rule against the gay marriage ban.
  
  Unless the ruling is a Supreme Court ruling, it pretty much doesn't count.
• Intex wrote on 2010-08-05 03:42

  Judge Walker agreed, saying that Proposition 8 imposed on the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians to marry partners of their choice, rights that are protected under Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

  
  This decision can probably be used in further arguments.
  
  Even though gay marriage is still banned it's only because the Judge
  

  issued a temporary stay until he decides whether to suspend his ruling while it is being appealed.

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-08-05 06:07
  It shouldn't be banned
  because gay couples wouldn't get the same tax benefits as married straight couples
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-08-05 06:26
  Religion is the main reason it was ever banned...
• Juno wrote on 2010-08-05 06:58

  Quote from Kazuni;116213:

  Religion is the main reason it was ever banned...

  
  
  Not religion, over zealous religious people who don't realize that they can't make laws based on their personal beliefs.
  
  The irony is that at least one religion is very clear about that, but people are more interested in using it to gather support than actually adhering to what it teaches.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-08-05 06:59

  Quote from Juno;116220:

  Not religion, over zealous religious people who don't realize that they can't make laws based on their personal beliefs.
  
  The irony is that at least one religion is very clear about that, but people are more interested in using it to gather support than actually adhering to what it teaches.

  
  
  Without religion there would not be overzealous religious people.
  
  But yeah, that's basically what I meant.
• Juno wrote on 2010-08-05 07:08
  Yeah, I can't argue with that~
  
  Just that when you're so general about it, the rest of us get lumped in with them. And believe me, it's no fun trying to unravel some untold amount of misinformation that fuels a prejudice against you.
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-08-05 10:19
  Without religion there wouldn't be marriage either. Too many people forget that marriage is a religious thing, which is why I disaprove of all marriage be they gay, straight, or anything else people can come up with.
• Phunkie wrote on 2010-08-05 10:34
  [SIZE="5"]YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!
  [/SIZE]
  I am so, so happy for my fellow gay friends over in California right now!
  
  If I hadn't quit drinking, I'd pop a bottle and celebrate right now!
  
  YES!
  
  
  

  Quote from Osayidan;116260:

  Without religion there wouldn't be marriage either. Too many people forget that marriage is a religious thing, which is why I disaprove of all marriage be they gay, straight, or anything else people can come up with.

  
  
  Incorrect. Marriage may have begun as a religious ceremony, however it isn't entirely religious these days.
  
  Civil marriages for example. Getting married at City Hall, etc., etc.
  
  I don't disprove of marriage. It goes beyond religion. It's about love.
• Taycat wrote on 2010-08-05 11:28
  Hey Phunkie, go marry emo.
  
  He wants youuuuu.