Comments on: What the Calif. Supreme Court said http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Faeya http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41468 Faeya Thu, 28 May 2009 01:54:46 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41468 Please, as a bisexual Hoosier, I implore you to keep up the fight for true marriage while "millions of gays and lesbians can still be legally fired for being gay, cannot adopt children, and have no rights comparable to those offered by marriage or civil unions in places like California." Gay rights aren't going to come to places like Indiana any time soon. But, I can at least look on with happiness as it happens in other places, and fantasize about moving to friendly places like New England when the Hoosier crunch gets too onerous! Please, as a bisexual Hoosier, I implore you to keep up the fight for true marriage while “millions of gays and lesbians can still be legally fired for being gay, cannot adopt children, and have no rights comparable to those offered by marriage or civil unions in places like California.” Gay rights aren’t going to come to places like Indiana any time soon. But, I can at least look on with happiness as it happens in other places, and fantasize about moving to friendly places like New England when the Hoosier crunch gets too onerous!

]]> By: Bill http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41457 Bill Wed, 27 May 2009 21:48:03 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41457 Here is an example of why the legal system is a failure. In general people expect that Justices are supposed to provide justice. Not dive into a bunch of legaleze and arguments about symantics. This is discrimination and it is wrong. Justices are supposed to provide justice. There isn't any reason to have a court system that doesn't deliver the goods. Here is an example of why the legal system is a failure. In general people expect that Justices are supposed to provide justice. Not dive into a bunch of legaleze and arguments about symantics.

This is discrimination and it is wrong. Justices are supposed to provide justice. There isn’t any reason to have a court system that doesn’t deliver the goods.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41454 Timothy Kincaid Wed, 27 May 2009 21:06:30 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41454 "Separate but equal" is the phrase civil rights leader John Lewis used to dismiss the idea of denying gay couples the right to the word "marriage". “Separate but equal” is the phrase civil rights leader John Lewis used to dismiss the idea of denying gay couples the right to the word “marriage”.

]]> By: Bruno http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41443 Bruno Wed, 27 May 2009 19:22:38 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41443 "Separate but equal" may seem hyperbolic in comparison but... a) it's a truthful designation and b) it's the only way people seem to understand the difference between civil unions and marriages. “Separate but equal” may seem hyperbolic in comparison but…

a) it’s a truthful designation

and

b) it’s the only way people seem to understand the difference between civil unions and marriages.

]]> By: Elliott http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41424 Elliott Wed, 27 May 2009 16:24:21 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41424 Good analysis, Gabe. While the decision is unfortunate in many ways, the way the judges framed it shows that they understand that this was only a small setback in an inevitable expansion of gay rights in California. Good analysis, Gabe. While the decision is unfortunate in many ways, the way the judges framed it shows that they understand that this was only a small setback in an inevitable expansion of gay rights in California.

]]> By: occono http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41422 occono Wed, 27 May 2009 16:20:09 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41422 What about the challenge to the existing marriages? You should go into that too, that's the one I where I wasn't sure how they rule. I'm really surprised people are really surprised. There wasn't any good legal argument here. What about the challenge to the existing marriages? You should go into that too, that’s the one I where I wasn’t sure how they rule.

I’m really surprised people are really surprised. There wasn’t any good legal argument here.

]]> By: Lucrece http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/27/11630/comment-page-1#comment-41419 Lucrece Wed, 27 May 2009 15:47:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11630#comment-41419 Separate but equal is perfectly appropriate. What the justices argued was akin to saying that while the right to drink water wouldn't be affected, a narrow designation would be carved out for whites, i.e. what fountains they would drink from. Substantially the same. Separate but equal is perfectly appropriate.

What the justices argued was akin to saying that while the right to drink water wouldn’t be affected, a narrow designation would be carved out for whites, i.e. what fountains they would drink from. Substantially the same.

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