Video: Marriage News Watch for August 27th, 2012

httpv://youtu.be/I0FXpRouQvE

Proposition 8 Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court to Not Hear Case

 

The Plaintiffs in the case against Proposition 8, the law prohibiting same sex marriage in California, have filed a brief withthe Supreme Court asking them to not hear the case, according to the Advocate.  Lower courts have ruled that the law is unconstitutional as it is based on “animus” (or prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will)  towards gays.  If the Supreme Court declines to hear the case, the lower courts decisions stand, and the law will be reversed, making same sex marriages legal in California.

In part the brief states, “”The Ninth Circuit found that eliminating the ability of gay and lesbian couples to have their relationships designated as marriages — and relegating them to separate and unequal domestic partnerships — achieves nothing except the marginalization of gay and lesbian individuals and their relationships, and therefore cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny.”  The brief was written by ” plaintiffs’ attorneys Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, who famously argued against each other in the Bush v. Gore case in 2000.

A review of the case so far can be found here.

HRC Video Featuring GOP Supporter of Marriage Equality

httpv://youtu.be/XXwy0BXdosc

It is so nice to be able to post a GOP supporter of marriage equality.  Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders is for marriage, period.  These types of messages from the Republican Party are too rare.  Especially when you consider the new draft of their platform, fresh off the presses for the national committee meeting this month.  Among other extreme measures, the party officially wants:

  • Only appoint  Judges who are against marriage equality to be appointed and that support for marriage equality should disqualify them from the bench.
  • A constitutional amendment banning marriage equality.
  • Reinstatement of DADT.
  • All previous LGBT marriages performed to be dissolved and declared illegal.
  • Repeal of the DC marriage equality law.
  • The Republican Party Platform is now officially against civil unions.
  • A constitutional amendment banning abortion including no exemptions for rape or incest.

  I have never agreed with GOP policies, but I could often respect their opnions.  But as they move farther to the right and are beholden to radical hate-groups and Chrisitanists, I find even mild respect for the party impossible.  


Quote of the Day

“It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom.”

Albert Einstein.

Marriage News Watch Update

httpv://youtu.be/aK2qG35fY_k

I’m late in posting this!