Official Thread: Federal judge rules California ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. (jobs, society)
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More legislation from the bench You may as well throw voting out the window
Yes, by all means, let's do that for every backwoods crank on mental home brew who thinks they can take away the freedoms of many at the ballot box...........Great idea.
Minnesota:
Sadly, Minnesota isn't anywhere close to enacting same-sex marriage. In 2009, a civil unions bill couldn't even get out of the Senate judiciary committee to a floor vote, and the DFL controls the Minnesota Senate 46-21.
I have a friend who's a gay attorney in Minneapolis (and very active politically with the local HRC and similar organizations). His theory is that the DFLers in the senate didn't want to go out on a limb for a bill the would inevitably be vetoed by a Republican governor with national ambitions. Once Pawlenty goes, politicians would be more willing to take a stand because it would be effective rather than symbolic. It's also a point of regional honor. That Iowa should be more progressive than Minnesota is embarrassing.
I have a friend who's a gay attorney in Minneapolis (and very active politically with the local HRC and similar organizations). His theory is that the DFLers in the senate didn't want to go out on a limb for a bill the would inevitably be vetoed by a Republican governor with national ambitions. Once Pawlenty goes, politicians would be more willing to take a stand because it would be effective rather than symbolic. It's also a point of regional honor. That Iowa should be more progressive than Minnesota is embarrassing.
There is a lot of green corn in Iowa. Gives a person time to think things over.
BAN or elimminate all marriages........just have legal contracts, to settle any type of payment or justification of who can have that power of attorney
if two people love each other (doesnt matter the orientation) why do you need a piece of paper from the government giving you permission (marriage LICENSE)(at a cost of a FEE(tax)) to be with that person that you love...............
I agree
get rid of the marriage benefits altogether and see if the gays still want it.....bet many want it for the benefits
I have a friend who's a gay attorney in Minneapolis (and very active politically with the local HRC and similar organizations). His theory is that the DFLers in the senate didn't want to go out on a limb for a bill the would inevitably be vetoed by a Republican governor with national ambitions. Once Pawlenty goes, politicians would be more willing to take a stand because it would be effective rather than symbolic. It's also a point of regional honor. That Iowa should be more progressive than Minnesota is embarrassing.
I'd like to think that's the case.
I am very pleased that all three DFL candidates for Governor openly state that they will sign a same-sex marriage bill if it gets to their desk.
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