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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:14 PM Original message |
Supreme Court rejects bid to remove gay marriage ban measure from November |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. ANYTHING TO TURN OUT THE GOP VOTE.... hope it does NOT work |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well if it is a flawed measure, and it does |
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DarienComp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Depends on whether the California courts can knock down a state constitutional Amendment... |
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exothermic (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Unfortunately they can't. |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Are you sure about that? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I believe they can only do that if an amendment violates the federal constitution |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. It would. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Then it would make a perfect test case to see if the federal government's non-recognition... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I'm not willing to let the ban pass to test it. |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. It will actually most likely do away with all marriages in CA |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Thanks! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. That would just boil down to a semantic argument and go nowhere |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Nope |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I've read it before, and I agree with it |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. I do not think it will pass this time. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
9. The last I heard |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. They had more than enough signatures |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. Mixed feelings on this |
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exothermic (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The problem with that approach is that some venues could legalize slavery. |
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