California's top court has ruled that a state law banning marriage between same-sex couples is unconstitutional. The state's Supreme Court said the "right to form a family relationship" applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality. The ban was approved by voters in 2000 but challenged by gay rights activists and the city of San Francisco.
California's top court has ruled that a state law banning marriage between same-sex couples is unconstitutional.
The state's Supreme Court said the "right to form a family relationship" applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality.
The ban was approved by voters in 2000 but challenged by gay rights activists and the city of San Francisco.
The court found that Massachusetts may not "deny the protections, benefits and obligations conferred by civil marriage to two individuals of the same sex who wish to marry" because of a clause in the state's constitution that forbids "the creation of second-class citizens
I simply fail to understand why that doesn't apply to all states. A marriage ban should be unconstitutional everywhere becasue all Americans are equal before the law. keep to the Fen Causeway
We'll get equal rights for same-sex couples at the national level eventually, and I think it's probably sooner than we sometimes would guess. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
The US Supreme Court wouldn't likely hear the case. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
