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89. It probably will go to the Supreme Court, but that might be a good thing

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 07:19 PM

Feb 2012

While Justice Kennedy is horrible on most issues, if you read the opinion he wrote for the majority in the Lawrence v. Texas case which struck down sodomy laws it is clear that he supports gay rights. I think chances are very good that he will side with us on this one, especially considering the precedent of Loving v. Virginia that bolsters our case.

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Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules [View all] EarlG Feb 2012 OP

Boom! Liberal Veteran Feb 2012 #1

Great news! DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2012 #2

Oh my god! Woohoo! myrna minx Feb 2012 #3

Excellent!!!!! cliffordu Feb 2012 #4

YES! xchrom Feb 2012 #5

K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! RKP5637 Feb 2012 #6

HELLS YES!!! Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #7

Dupe Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #8

Just broke out in applause! Pachamama Feb 2012 #9

As well it should have been found! Roland99 Feb 2012 #10

Hoooooray!! AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #11

Yeeee Haaaawww! coffeenap Feb 2012 #12

My first post when this all began was that it would be called unconstitutional. Gregorian Feb 2012 #13

Duh. I could have told them that. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #14

Reuters: California gay marriage ban unconstitutional: ruling Hissyspit Feb 2012 #15

HUZZUH! sakabatou Feb 2012 #16

Time to celebrate! Ian David Feb 2012 #17

Great news! LA Times link: highplainsdem Feb 2012 #18

Not posted yet on the Court's page. MineralMan Feb 2012 #19

wow... SoapBox Feb 2012 #20

We're in the hands of Anthony Kennedy then. Kurska Feb 2012 #21

Love letter to Justice Anthony Kennedy. FunMe Feb 2012 #102

Considering his reasoneing in Romer v. Evans and the air tight morningfog Feb 2012 #109

At long last! xxqqqzme Feb 2012 #22

LDS kind of started it. boppers Feb 2012 #97

Prop 8 overturned and Karen Handel resigned from SGK LynneSin Feb 2012 #23

Maybe the Warm and Loving Handel, can get a job at NOM!!!! SoapBox Feb 2012 #26

A Great Day indeed!!!! Pachamama Feb 2012 #28

I just said the same thing on Facebook. racaulk Feb 2012 #59

Awesome! YoungDemCA Feb 2012 #24

Links to the story at MSNBC, WP, and TPM: highplainsdem Feb 2012 #25

Another court smackdown for the H8ers! KamaAina Feb 2012 #27

yeah! AldebTX Feb 2012 #29

To the Mormon Church.......Buzz off Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #30

Mitt keeps that much in checking KamaAina Feb 2012 #45

Great news! Irishonly Feb 2012 #30

Here's hoping the opponents spend hundreds of millions more in a losing SC appeal. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #32

On to the supreme court we go.... Come on Kennedy! beyurslf Feb 2012 #33

Love always conquers hate mrs_p Feb 2012 #34

Woohoo! LadyHawkAZ Feb 2012 #35

so happy, now everyone go to the source and tweet and rec for Facebook OKNancy Feb 2012 #36

Well there goes the neighborhood. So much for that much desired monoculture of uptight ethics. Gregorian Feb 2012 #37

Link to the ruling (128 page document) - pinto Feb 2012 #38

thank god cate94 Feb 2012 #39

At minimum a win in the SC would mean gay marriage is legal in all 50 states. Kurska Feb 2012 #44

no, that wasn't what I meant cate94 Feb 2012 #58

CA recognizes ALL civil unions AND marriages. plantwomyn Feb 2012 #74

thanks !! cate94 Feb 2012 #86

No, it doesn't jeff47 Feb 2012 #111

Equal Protection Clause CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #40

Excellent news maddezmom Feb 2012 #41

yeah baby! Lil Missy Feb 2012 #42

Yeehah! wryter2000 Feb 2012 #43

That is AWESOME!!!! truebrit71 Feb 2012 #46

CUE THE VONAGE THEME! rocktivity Feb 2012 #47

Link to the PDF of the ruling: MineralMan Feb 2012 #48

Alternate link to the ruling at the LATimes: Maven Feb 2012 #51

Cool! Their server will be able to handle it. MineralMan Feb 2012 #56

Excellent! K&R closeupready Feb 2012 #49

Hetero marriages inexplicably fail to collapse in flames n/t IDemo Feb 2012 #50

Wonderful news. Will this be appealed higher? nm rhett o rick Feb 2012 #52

And risk losing a big fat national wedge issue? Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #71

Great point. And we dont want it to go higher with this SCOTUS. Once they rule it is very hard to rhett o rick Feb 2012 #75

I tremble to think what this court would do with such a case primavera Feb 2012 #77

And include overruling Roe v Wade to boot. nm rhett o rick Feb 2012 #87

It probably will go to the Supreme Court, but that might be a good thing Bjorn Against Feb 2012 #89

How would they make the decision to hear the case if it goes that far? nm rhett o rick Feb 2012 #91

Four judges would have to agree that they want to hear the case Bjorn Against Feb 2012 #99

The consequences of losing is too great for the risk in my opinion when the possibility rhett o rick Feb 2012 #100

Well it is really not our choice whether or not we take the risk Bjorn Against Feb 2012 #104

I understand completely. I meant that with the risk, I hope it doesnt go at this time. nm rhett o rick Feb 2012 #105

It would not legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states jeff47 Feb 2012 #112

Awesome! n/t DesertRat Feb 2012 #53

Love cannot be stopped! This is great news. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #54

High fives to the 9th Circuit. frazzled Feb 2012 #55

Very good news, indeed! suffragette Feb 2012 #57

Great news felix_numinous Feb 2012 #60

HUZZAH!!! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #61

In reading the decision, the Court makes their reasoning crystal clear... Spazito Feb 2012 #62

of course it's unconstitutional! barbtries Feb 2012 #63

xlnt xlnt kpete Feb 2012 #64

Great, great news. It feels like the tide is turning on this.... nt riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #65

Just in times for Valentines Day grantcart Feb 2012 #66

Great news, for a change! nt Lost-in-FL Feb 2012 #67

Kick and Rec !!!! Myrina Feb 2012 #68

big ole K & R........ dhill926 Feb 2012 #69

Excellent. nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #70

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2012 #72

My rainbow flag is still flying... hunter Feb 2012 #73

Fantastic News!!! cal04 Feb 2012 #76

NOM statement....Wow!!! SoapBox Feb 2012 #78

Links to full text of appeals court ruling Zenlitened Feb 2012 #79

ABOUT FUCKING TIME! William769 Feb 2012 #80

Here is the actual Court Opinion happyslug Feb 2012 #81

YAYY!!!! +1!!! K&R!!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #82

<Insert random applause gif here> christx30 Feb 2012 #83

Great news. Thank you. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #84

Congrats to our LGBT brothers and sisters... Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #85

And the justices quoted Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra in their decision swimboy Feb 2012 #88

That was all kinds of awesome! mikeytherat Feb 2012 #107

Yahooooo! Great news! Politicub Feb 2012 #90

I'm afraid to see how the SJC takes it... Fearless Feb 2012 #92

Kennedy was the deciding vote in Romer v. Evans, and wrote the opinion, I believe. morningfog Feb 2012 #110

A big K&R.... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2012 #93

The dissenting judge should be ashamed imo. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #94

WOOT!!! Skittles Feb 2012 #95

I is smiling from ear to ear - one step closer for true equality for ALL Americans. Smilo Feb 2012 #96

I will be cautious on this one. Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #98

FANTASTIC Marrah_G Feb 2012 #101

Dick Santorum has to hate this! roberto IS beto Feb 2012 #103

The legal marriage occurs in the Courthouse... SHRED Feb 2012 #106

A point I make all the time! mikeytherat Feb 2012 #108

That actually mirrors what happens with opposite-sex couples jeff47 Feb 2012 #113

Exactly. If I hear "marriage is a religious term" one more time, Hosnon Feb 2012 #114