Sad day for justice

[tejas]

The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8 which denies existing civil rights to a minority of Californians.

Watch out Californians, who knows who'll be next in the Religionista's sights.

Comments

[superbadgirl]

California sux! ;)

[tejas]

I hope this fires people up enough to do something about it at the first opportunity.

[tuawahine]

So what happens to those already married?

[tejas]

The court ruled that Prop 8 wasn't retroactive, so those marriages stand. All they ruled on was the legality of amending the constitution through a proposition.

[or_mabinogi]

I'm hearing that it technically did not revise the constitution and therefore does not violate any state laws. But since the marriages prior to the passing of Prop 8 are still legally recognized it opens the door for a discrimination case because some were able to marry and others are not (now).

[tejas]

That's what I was thinking.

[dicranum]

This pisses me off so much. I've read some of the technicalities on it, but still.

I really don't understand why this is so threatening to people! Some of the same arguments against it, same bible quotes, are the ones used to forbid interracial marriage too.

[tejas]

It's bigotry, plain and simple. There *is* no rational reason and that leaves the irrational. I guess it could be insanity, but I'd think bigotry was more prevalent.

[tejas]

I *saw* that! *VERY* impressive. I will give the court this: they can only rule on the contents of the lawsuit. Seems like the angle of the new suit gives them more leeway.

[tejas]

fingers crossed