Posted on 05/15/2008 12:30:30 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 05/15/2008 Pelosi Statement on California State Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in reaction to the California Supreme Court’s decision today to strike the state ban on gay marriage:
“I welcome the California Supreme Court’s historic decision. I have long fought against discrimination and believe that the State Constitution provides for equal treatment for all of California’s citizens and families, which today’s decision recognizes.
“I commend the plaintiffs from San Francisco for their courage and commitment. I encourage California citizens to respect the Court’s decision, and I continue to strongly oppose any ballot measure that would write discrimination into the State Constitution.
“Today is a significant milestone for which all Californians can take pride.”
“And screw Pope Benedict XVI - his ring seared my lips when I bent down to kiss it.”
This will not be the end of the issue. This is the opening the gay activists have been looking for.
In Mass. there is a state law that bans out of state people from getting married if their home state wouldn’t recognize same. I don’t think Calif. has such a law. So out of state homosexuals are going to come to Calif. get legally married in Calif. and then go file lawsuits in their home states to get the marriage recognized there.
And the next step will be to go to federal court, to force the federal government to recognize same sex marriage.
It’s coming to federal court, it’s just a matter of time.
she no more cares about families than she does this country, she is a nutcase, plain and simple, the perfect representative for SF.
Homosexuals need to keep in mind, however, that the good news of the gospel is not about how God despises same-sex sexual relationships. In fact, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 indicates that certain members of that church had been slaves to such relationships but had been cleansed in Jesus' name. So these former homosexuals had evidently repented and accepted God's grace to straighten their lives out.
John 3:16
Revelation 3:20
its already started in the court rooms won’t be long before it takes to the streets....i think most people have had enough...
You've got it all wrong my friend. We want her to praise the decision. That helps republicans greatly and hurts democrats. She has to praise it because she represents SF, but it is a losing position to be for gay marriage and it is a huge gift to republicans that this was passed before the election.
Nice choice of words........
If only the media would put this question to him again, and again, and again -- and we'd see him squirm, hem, and haw. If he's a true Christian, he'd condemn the Calif court.
An Obama-nation WOULD BE an abomination.
The bottom line is that Californians can choose not to be slaves to their own constitution or the judges who interpret it.
So do you think her bishop will have the cajones that the Archbishop of KC,Kansas has in calling the Gov of Kansas to the carpet??? This has potential on so many levels....
Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than Women? Nay, ye are a people ignorant! (Koran 27:55)
How many of those Blue Dogs want to see this in an ad in October? Thanks, Nancy!
Since the Libs want us to follow laws of other nations, why not three or four "wifes" as in some other nations?
Since we cannot use historical or religion's norms, then who's to say multiple partners are not acceptable?
What about animals? Why not marriage my dog? What would a court base their ruling on this question? After all my dog has feelings and is considered part of my family.............
The only good news about this ruling is that it’s going to be a watershed for stuff to use against Obama in the campaign. The American public is going to reject Obama when they see him linked to naked men kissing and militant lesbians forcing their lifestyle on innocent kids. This is going to be a fun election season watching the alternative lifestylers freak out as Obama loses big time.
If the people of this great country are dumb enough to let the liberal democrats run this country, then we shall get what we deserve.
Serious opponents to this in California should set to work on amending the California State Constitution. Since there’s little hope of getting 2/3 of the members of the California State Legislature’s houses to vote to do so it would have to be done by initiative. In California that currently requires 157,686 valid signatures (8% of the votes cast in the last Gubernatorial election) to get it on the ballot followed by a bare affirmative majority in the election. This didn’t happen in Massachusetts because it has no provision for amending the State Constitution independently of the legislature, a flaw when you compare it to other State and the Federal Constitutions. It would have to be submitted to the California Secretary of State 131 days prior to the November Election, which would be June 25th. I doubt there’s time to do that, unless some organization has been planning ahead.
“I doubt there’s time to do that, unless some organization has been planning ahead.”
I bet there is plenty of time. That is not that many signatures considering the issue.
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