May 22nd, 2009
The California Supreme Court has just posted a notice on its web site announcing that they will issue their ruling on the Prop 8 case at 10:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, May 26. The court was asked to rule whether Proposition 8, which was passed as a Constitutional amendment, went too far and should have been handled as a Constitutional revision, which would have required a much more extensive and difficult process.
Day of Decision has more details on whether we will be protesting or celebrating.
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Dan
May 22nd, 2009
Are the barricades still around?
They might be needed.
Bearchewtoy75
May 22nd, 2009
Let’s hope they won’t be needed. I’m so afraid that people will be unruly if it’s upheld. They’ll send this whole movement back ten years!
Priya Lynn
May 22nd, 2009
I don’t understand the concern. I think “unruly” behavior is highly unlikely regardless of which way the decision goes.
staci
May 23rd, 2009
You know what? If my marriage is stripped away from me I think I have the right to be unruly. Maybe it is time to get pissed off.
Priya Lynn
May 24th, 2009
Staci, if you want to be unruly I think you’ll be virtually alone in that.
staci
May 25th, 2009
Priya, I didn’t say I would be unruly. I’m just saying you can’t blame people if they are when their marriages are taken away from them by fanatical christians and mormons. I have been in a dedicated and faithful relationship for over 8 years and we will have our one year anniversary next month. That is if we don’t lose it all tomorrow. Hell yeah, I will be devastated and pissed off if it is taken away from us!!! People in my situation know what I’m talking about and they know how this feels.
Priya Lynn
May 25th, 2009
I’m hoping for the best for you Staci.
Scott P.
May 25th, 2009
I think that protests are a valid form of expression. Do any of you remember the White Night Riots? Things changed for the better in San Francisco afterwards. And Stonewall wasn’t a peaceful walk through Greenwich Village, was it? All the marching of the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis didn’t accomplish half as much as a few drag queens and bartenders who fought back. So, enough of this crap about violence setting us back! Sometimes you HAVE to fight back, or the bullies will just keep rolling over you. I’ve been with my spouse nearly 30 years and we FINALLY got the legal recognition my siblings have gotten for their multiple marriages. If my marriage is annulled you bet I’ll take to the streets and I sure as hell won’t back down from a fight, if it comes to that!
The Women’s Suffrage Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, EVERY social change has required some people fighting back, HARD, to get things done! Stop being whiny milquetoasts and fight for your rights, DON’T beg for them!
staci
May 25th, 2009
Thank you, Priya.
Scott, I totally agree with you 100%. I won’t back down from a fight either. I am so tired of straight people determining whether we are worthy of the same rights as they. I am over it!!!
Jason D
May 25th, 2009
Stacy and Scott are certainly entitled to their opinions and their feelings.
Regardless, we do not need “prone to violence” added to the list of stereotypes about LGBT people. It sure as hell hasn’t helped any other minority.
Matt
May 26th, 2009
Don’t forget- it’s 10 am Pacific time that the announcement is made. We still have 3 hours to wait…
Matt
May 26th, 2009
1 pm- and the Cali court webpage is SWAMPED. No word yet.
werdna
May 26th, 2009
My husband informs me that they upheld Measure 8, but the 18,000 marriages are still valid.
Matt
May 26th, 2009
Seems that way. Here’s the summary for those who don’t feel like wading through 185 pages of legalese:
“In summary, we conclude that Proposition 8 constitutes a permissible constitutional amendment (rather than an impermissible constitutional revision), does not violate the separation of powers doctrine, and is not invalid under the “inalienable rights†theory proffered by the Attorney General. We further conclude that Proposition 8 does not apply retroactively and therefore that the marriages of same-sex couples performed prior to the effective date of Proposition 8 remain valid. Having determined that none of the constitutional challenges to the adoption of Proposition 8 have merit, we observe that if there is to be a change to the state constitutional rule embodied in that measure, it must “find its expression at the ballot box.†(In re Marriage Cases, supra, 43 Cal.4th 757, 884 (conc. & dis. opn. of Corrigan, J.); see also id. at pp. 861, 878 (conc. & dis. opn. of Baxter, J.).)”
Worth noting that it was a 5-4 vote. Back to the ballot box- and the streets.
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