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In 2010 a judge (who himself was gay) issued a ruling to change the fundamental definition of marriage in California, amending it to include same-sex couples. The decision was appealed to the 9th Circus Court of Appeals, where a 3-judge panel said they would issue their ruling this morning, Feb. 7. Two of the judges were appointed by liberal Presidents, and one by a moderate.
An older thread on this forum, announces the decision made in 2010, when the gay judge ruled that same-sex marriage was OK. Now, the 9th Circus will rule to affirm or overturn him/her.
The 9th Circus Court is the most-overturned Appeals court in the country, by a wide margin.
Federal court to rule on Calif. ban on gay marriage
by LISA LEFF
updated 2 hours 51 minutes ago 2012-02-07 14:09:12
SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that considered the question plans to issue its long-awaited opinion 18 months after a trial judge struck down the ban following the first federal trial to examine if same-sex couples have a constitutional right to get married.
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Reason: Copyright Violation - please post only a snippet of an article
Please name one contract, outside of the marriage contract, that two people of the same sex are legally prohibited from entering into. I don't know of any...
From a purely legal perspective there is no reason same-sex marriage shouldn't be allowed. The arguments are 100% based on subjective morality and religious beliefs.
And today, the 9th Circus 3-judge panel has said.... Traditional marriage is unconstitutional. The fundamental definition of marriage MUST be changed, and same-sex couples must be included.
Your use of the word "circus" is a sure sign of contempt for an institution entrusted with a sacred duty that is suppossed to be above politics. If you don't like America, you can leave...
Marriage doesn't necessarily mean "one man and one woman", that is only true if your are a conservative fundamentalist Christian. And many Americans aren't. So why should they get to decide what marriage means?
<snip>So, just like the previous Obamacare trials, it doesn't really matter what this panel decides.
SO why bother authoring a thread about it now?
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Prop 8 Unconstitutional!
