Calif. Supreme Court overturns gay-marriage ban

The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.

The state high court's ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, and the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed both.

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Vince Daly City, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 May 15, 2008 Judged: 87 49 42 Minor setback. We'll ban gay marriage ONCE AGAIN in November. This was a ridiculous decision.
Leilani Odenton, MD	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 May 15, 2008 Judged: 40 24 20 WOOO HOO!!! GREAT! Everyone should be able to marry who they want, legal age of course. Maybe there will be less divorce now.
Vince Daly City, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 May 15, 2008 Judged: 39 36 25 I'm truly embarrassed by my state right now.
GEORGE Muskegon, MI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 May 15, 2008 Judged: 15 11 8 TOO BAD TO THE COURT RULED THE SAME SEX MARRIAGE!
_DiMz_ Joined: Apr 2, 2008 Comments: 1092 Melrose Park, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 May 15, 2008 Judged: 27 25 20 Awesome now I can move to california and marry my brother and adopt his girlfriend and mine and we get get some awesome tax breaks and benefits!
raju Fort Worth, TX	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 May 15, 2008 Judged: 30 26 20 just pure evil on the rise..watch out cali earthquake coming
pbagosy “Beyond the Pale” Joined: May 4, 2007 Comments: 2862 Norristown, PA ISP: Danboro, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 May 15, 2008 Judged: 26 15 14 From the decision: "the constitutionally based right to marry properly must be understood to encompass the core set of basic substantive legal rights and attributes traditionally associated with marriage that are so integral to an individual’s liberty and personal autonomy that they may not be eliminated or abrogated by the Legislature or by the electorate through the statutory initiative process." Well phrased! -pb
David Saint Paul, MN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 May 15, 2008 Judged: 19 12 5 Vince wrote: Minor setback. We'll ban gay marriage ONCE AGAIN in November. This was a ridiculous decision. Ammending the constitution with discrimination would also be illegal.

SpEd Teacher “Electric Blue Sunshine” Joined: Oct 17, 2007 Comments: 1351 Riverside, CA ISP: Chicago, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #9 May 15, 2008 Judged: 28 14 13 Vince wrote: Minor setback. We'll ban gay marriage ONCE AGAIN in November. This was a ridiculous decision. Vince- WHY does it matter if gay people are able to marry one-another? What possible reason, other than fear and hate, could you have for denying ANYBODY the right to marry who they wish? Shame on you!
dgshiner “itis2-u” Joined: Jan 9, 2008 Comments: 894 corpus christi TX ISP: Saint Louis, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #10 May 15, 2008 Judged: 32 25 25 the courts may have ruled it but GOD warns what will happen when SIN triumphs! The wages of sin is DEATH!
TomSr Joined: May 15, 2008 Comments: 4 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania ISP: White Haven, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #11 May 15, 2008 Judged: 23 16 15 Unfortunate.
pbagosy “Beyond the Pale” Joined: May 4, 2007 Comments: 2862 Norristown, PA ISP: Danboro, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #12 May 15, 2008 Judged: 12 11 6 Vince wrote: Minor setback. We'll ban gay marriage ONCE AGAIN in November. This was a ridiculous decision. Read the decision - the California Supreme Court has said that any ban on same-sex marriage will be completely invalid. -pb
SpEd Teacher “Electric Blue Sunshine” Joined: Oct 17, 2007 Comments: 1351 Riverside, CA ISP: Chicago, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #13 May 15, 2008 Judged: 18 12 12 Vince wrote: I'm truly embarrassed by my state right now. Then move somewhere where there are more people like you......maybe Iran?
aLifeUncommon “Compromise yourself for no one” Joined: Dec 6, 2006 Comments: 8013 Cajun Country ISP: Lawrenceville, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #14 May 15, 2008 Judged: 30 20 9 Congratulations California!
the eye San Luis Obispo, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #15 May 15, 2008 Judged: 22 16 11 Vince wrote: I'm truly embarrassed by my state right now. It's okay...in fact, you wont even notice anything different in YOUR life. Mind your own business and let the gays mind theirs.
pbagosy “Beyond the Pale” Joined: May 4, 2007 Comments: 2862 Norristown, PA ISP: Danboro, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #16 May 15, 2008 Judged: 17 16 15 raju wrote: just pure evil on the rise..watch out cali earthquake coming Feel that Christian loooooooove! -pb
Sabinus Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Comments: 2155 Indianapolis, IN ISP: Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #17 May 15, 2008 Judged: 28 13 11 great news. No reason to ban something that causes no harm to anyone
Ryan Philadelphia, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #18 May 15, 2008 Judged: 33 19 15 I am confused about why people are so against gay marraige. If people are angry about gay marraige because of religious reasons, then why is it still ok to hop to vegas and have a quicky wedding to someone you met 5 minutes ago? it just doesnt make sense. the playing field needs to be evened out for all humankind. why do some people have more rights thatn others? i think the bottom line is that someday this will all seem like a ridiculous waste of time. years ago black people were not considered equals, and today that is considered a silly notion. some day we will think the same way about homosexuality.
ChicoLibertarian Joined: Apr 9, 2008 Comments: 526 Chico ISP: Anderson, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #19 May 15, 2008 Judged: 23 17 12 Excellent ruling on the part of the California Supreme Court. The Christian wackos just need to be sent to Texas where they can have their own nation. The rest of us are sick and tired of their hatred.
Sabinus Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Comments: 2155 Indianapolis, IN ISP: Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #20 May 15, 2008 Judged: 6 3 2 pbagosy wrote: <quoted text> Read the decision - the California Supreme Court has said that any ban on same-sex marriage will be completely invalid. -pb under the current constituation that is true. If a constitutional amendment is passed the courts can do nothing. I hope it doesnt get to that point

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