Posted on 05/22/2009 2:55:45 PM PDT by Baladas
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on the validity of a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, a decision that will end months of speculation over whether gay couples can resume marrying in the state.
The high court announced the pending opinion on its Web site Friday morning.
Its seven justices are considering a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8 on the grounds that it was put on the ballot improperly. The constitutional amendment approved by voters in November overruled the court's 4-3 ruling from a year ago that briefly legalized same-sex unions.
The court also will decide whether to uphold the marriages of an estimated 18,000 gay couples who wed before Proposition 8 passed with 52 percent of the vote. The election came after a contentious $83 million campaign that made it the most expensive ballot measure on a social issue in the nation's history.
Gay rights advocates have scheduled marches throughout California and in several other states for Tuesday evening. Organizers say the gatherings will be celebratory if the court rules in their favor and angry if Proposition 8 is upheld.
Waiting for the decision "has been an absolutely gut-wrenching experience," said Molly McKay, spokeswoman for Marriage Equality USA.
"As Californians, we are all under tremendous strain worrying about the economy, our jobs and our families," McKay said. "On top of that, gay families have been living for months with the fear that the court will allow a bare majority of voters to strip gay and lesbian families of their constitutional protections and eliminate our marriages - or just as bad, eliminate new couples' ability to get married."
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Giving the police time to get the riot gear out, just in case the vote goes against the boys in the band?
C’mon San Andreas fault, work your magic...
Anything resembling a constitutional republic will have been swept under the rug in California if the will of the voters is invalidated by a handful of judges.
Unbelievable. How many times is the court in California going to overturn the will of the voters? How long will the voters put up with this thuggery?
BOHICA
Just WTH's going on in that state?
Do the people of CA condone this crap or what?
Unbelievable.
I'd like to see an explanation of that.
Was it a trick question? Yes for No—No for Yes
Evil requires a continuous fight.
“Several religious groups that support same-sex marriage also have encouraged their members to block the streets outside the court’s San Francisco headquarters and to participate in other acts of civil disobedience if the decision is disappointing.”
And what good is that going to do, except getting these people’s butts kicked. I’m sure there will be a lot more security around the court than would ever be at a street demonstration of regular people against the homosexual lifestyle.
If they overturn the will of the voters WILL you in CA please make a stink over this and impeach the judges (and even though they may be liberal on spending): PLEASE make a BIG-DEAL over this in BLACK AND LATINO Churches..!
(Drive a wedge)...make it a like the tea parties (but for morality)!!
For something to qualify for discrimination it must fit legal requirements. Homosexual marriage is what? Two people of the same sex that want to marry.
Since there are no heterosexuals wanting to marry a same sex partner for whatever reasons marriage gives you, there is no discrimination.
Is there any doubt what the activitist judges will decide? They have clearly shown in the past, through their actions, that they are a panel of unelected officials who make policy using whatever language gymnastics necessary to justify striking down laws they disagree with.
JoMa
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