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N.Y. Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban
In a 4-2 decision, the Court of Appeals found that the state's definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, enacted more than a century ago, could have a rational basis, and that it was up to the State Legislature, not the courts, to decide whether it should be changed.
The majority decision, written by Judge Robert S. Smith, who was appointed by Gov. George Pataki, found that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples could be based on rational social goals, primarily the protection and welfare of children.
"Plaintiffs have not persuaded us that this long-accepted restriction is a wholly irrational one, based solely on ignorance and prejudice against homosexuals," Judge Smith wrote in his 22-page opinion. For example, he wrote, it could be argued that children benefit from being raised by two natural parents, a mother and a father, rather than by gay or lesbian couples.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/nyregion/06cnd-marriage.html?hp&ex=1152244800&en=85a00e86c6e42a03&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Stupid phobes. why do I have to live in a country full of them.
us queers should spilt off, like the zionists did. haha. except instead of kicking out the palestines we can take over texas and kick out the rich neo cons. woot
In a 4-2 decision, the Court of Appeals found that the state's definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, enacted more than a century ago, could have a rational basis, and that it was up to the State Legislature, not the courts, to decide whether it should be changed.
The majority decision, written by Judge Robert S. Smith, who was appointed by Gov. George Pataki, found that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples could be based on rational social goals, primarily the protection and welfare of children.
"Plaintiffs have not persuaded us that this long-accepted restriction is a wholly irrational one, based solely on ignorance and prejudice against homosexuals," Judge Smith wrote in his 22-page opinion. For example, he wrote, it could be argued that children benefit from being raised by two natural parents, a mother and a father, rather than by gay or lesbian couples.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/nyregion/06cnd-marriage.html?hp&ex=1152244800&en=85a00e86c6e42a03&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Stupid phobes. why do I have to live in a country full of them.
us queers should spilt off, like the zionists did. haha. except instead of kicking out the palestines we can take over texas and kick out the rich neo cons. woot