California Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Proposition 8 - Same Sex Marriage
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Saying Proposition 8 violates constitutionally protected liberties, Attorney General Jerry Brown on Friday asked the California Supreme Court to strike down the same-sex marriage ban, even as supporters filed a brief that would erase the legal recognition of couples married before Election Day.

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Can I just say, my partner rocks. She wrote the following letter, not me. I just asked if I could post it here. This issue needs to get more attention. The action the Government has taken here is without precedent, and needs to be challenged for it's continued discriminatory treatment of same-sex partners.

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Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

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Via Stringer

The Rudd government has finished its one-year anniversary by honouring an election commitment to remove discrimination against same-sex couples from a wide range of federal laws.

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Australia leads the way in demonstrating how NOT to reform Family Law in order to recognize Same-Sex relationships. In attempting to reform Family Law so that Same-Sex Couples can be recognized as De Facto partnerships, the Government seems to have shot itself in the foot.

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