CA Supreme Court to rule on Gay Marriage today (5/15) at 10:00am - Page 4

innerSpaceman · 05-15-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

Now that we've won that battle, we have a state constitutional amendment to fight...

Yes, big fight to come ... and I wanna be part of it. Where do I sign up?

And yeah, I'll go to LB Pride with GC and George. When is that???

But what about the WEHO PARTY TONIGHT?!?!?!?

Gemini Cricket · 05-15-2008, 11:34 AM

LB Pride is this weekend.
I'll go to Weho tonight.

innerSpaceman · 05-15-2008, 11:37 AM

Yay! (oh, arrangements need to be made ... it's not gonna be the kind of thing where we can just find each other .... though cell phones will help.)

(And Holy Hell ... Pride, um this weekend, huh? Well, I'm going to the Indy Marathon at LSP and Tom's on Sunday ... can we do Pride on Saturday??)

Gemini Cricket · 05-15-2008, 11:43 AM

The festival is Sat and Sun.
We can do the festival.
The parade is Sun, but I'm not big on seeing it.

BarTopDancer · 05-15-2008, 11:50 AM

I will be at Pride at some point on Saturday with a bunch of people.

Call me.

Isaac · 05-15-2008, 12:10 PM

Yay.

3894 · 05-15-2008, 12:13 PM

Now go get married so we can bitch about our husbands.

BarTopDancer · 05-15-2008, 02:17 PM

So this is going to have to go to vote now though, right?

And then appeals to the US Supreme Court?

If it goes in November, I can see the two Presidential candidates being forced to pick a side (I know Obama is personally against it, but says it's up for the states to decide, not the federal government).

Great first step, still a long way to go.

Alex · 05-15-2008, 02:27 PM

It is a state constitutional issue. I don't think there is any appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

What we'll likely be voting on in November is a new amendment to the California constitution that explicitly allows defining marriages as between opposite sexes.

Barring anything I haven't heard about yet it sounds like gay marriages will just be able to start happening in 30 days when the ruling goes into effect.

I do imagine that all of the candidates will be asked to take a position on the amendment that will likely be on our ballot in November. Since all three have opposed gay marriage in the past I'm sure their answers will be something along the lines of "I oppose gay marriage, but it is for the people of California to decide."

Strangler Lewis · 05-15-2008, 03:01 PM

I haven't read it, but even if it is a state constitutional matter, if it borrows too heavily from federal constitutional principles, it's conceivable that the U.S. Supreme Court will take the case. If we amend our state constitution, that would have to be challenged at the federal constitutional level. Since the Lawrence v. Texas majority is still on the court, it could go well, although it might take a couple of years to get that far.

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	LB Pride is this weekend. I'll go to Weho tonight.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yay! (oh, arrangements need to be made ... it's not gonna be the kind of thing where we can just find each other .... though cell phones will help.) (And Holy Hell ... Pride, um this weekend, huh? Well, I'm going to the Indy Marathon at LSP and Tom's on Sunday ... can we do Pride on Saturday??)
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The festival is Sat and Sun. We can do the festival. The parade is Sun, but I'm not big on seeing it.
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Isaac the one n only Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Anaheim Posts: 1,236	Yay. __________________
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3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	Now go get married so we can bitch about our husbands.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	So this is going to have to go to vote now though, right? And then appeals to the US Supreme Court? If it goes in November, I can see the two Presidential candidates being forced to pick a side (I know Obama is personally against it, but says it's up for the states to decide, not the federal government). Great first step, still a long way to go. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-15-2008, 02:27 PM	#39
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It is a state constitutional issue. I don't think there is any appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. What we'll likely be voting on in November is a new amendment to the California constitution that explicitly allows defining marriages as between opposite sexes. Barring anything I haven't heard about yet it sounds like gay marriages will just be able to start happening in 30 days when the ruling goes into effect. I do imagine that all of the candidates will be asked to take a position on the amendment that will likely be on our ballot in November. Since all three have opposed gay marriage in the past I'm sure their answers will be something along the lines of "I oppose gay marriage, but it is for the people of California to decide."
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05-15-2008, 03:01 PM	#40
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I haven't read it, but even if it is a state constitutional matter, if it borrows too heavily from federal constitutional principles, it's conceivable that the U.S. Supreme Court will take the case. If we amend our state constitution, that would have to be challenged at the federal constitutional level. Since the Lawrence v. Texas majority is still on the court, it could go well, although it might take a couple of years to get that far. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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