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chibi_trillianCalifornia Supreme Court overturns state ban on gay marriage.
Initial reaction: WOOT! THIS IS SO AWESOME AND FULL OF WIN!
Secondary reaction: Squee to all and sundry!
Tertiary reaction, after squeeing at a law student: Oh. ._.
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jacks_shadow's words: "The odds of a State Consititutional amendment being added to California is now higher, in my opinion, because the highest court in the State looked at the voters and said, 'If you want to ban gay marriage, you're going to have to pass a law we can't overturn.'"
Well, technicallyjacks_shadow is done with law school, but he hasn't taken the bar yet, so I guess he qualifies as a larval lawyer? Dunno. But he made an excellent point: though this ruling is a mighty strike for justice and equality, it also greatly increases the chances of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage passing (especially considering that consititutional amendments in California only require a simple majority at a referendum--50.1% means no fabulous gay weddings for Californians).
The small comfort is that even the Governator supports this ruling and has said he's not down with any constitutional amendment overturning it.
Initial reaction: WOOT! THIS IS SO AWESOME AND FULL OF WIN!
Secondary reaction: Squee to all and sundry!
Tertiary reaction, after squeeing at a law student: Oh. ._.
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jacks_shadow's words: "The odds of a State Consititutional amendment being added to California is now higher, in my opinion, because the highest court in the State looked at the voters and said, 'If you want to ban gay marriage, you're going to have to pass a law we can't overturn.'" Well, technically
jacks_shadow is done with law school, but he hasn't taken the bar yet, so I guess he qualifies as a larval lawyer? Dunno. But he made an excellent point: though this ruling is a mighty strike for justice and equality, it also greatly increases the chances of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage passing (especially considering that consititutional amendments in California only require a simple majority at a referendum--50.1% means no fabulous gay weddings for Californians). The small comfort is that even the Governator supports this ruling and has said he's not down with any constitutional amendment overturning it.
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Date: 2008-05-15 07:47 pm (UTC)1 step forward, 2 steps back is still better than never moving at all.
Also, the more mainstream the subject becomes, and the more it's talked about, debated and bandied around, the more used to the idea the whole country becomes and eventually the more comfortable with it.
Publicity is GOOD.
Yay.
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Date: 2008-05-15 08:20 pm (UTC)I want very badly to believe in the wonderful people of California and their respect for equality for all people, and I'm really not trying to be a party pooper here. ;_; I just have an unpleasant habit of discussing the nasty parts of reality, especially when they've been pointed out to me.
I will happily break out the party streamers for you guys, but I'm gonna hold off on the champagne and strippers until that referendum occurs and the amendment fails.
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