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Gay marriage battle continues in Calif. today
Hearing in U.S. District Court set for this morning

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
Jul 2 2009, 10:31 AM  |     |     |  

The legal battle over gay marriage continues today in a federal courtroom in San Francisco.

A hearing in U.S. District Court is set for this morning (10:00) seeking to overturn Proposition 8.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker has indicated he will likely deny a request for preliminary injunction lifting the gay marriage ban, but will probably agree to fast-track the case directly to trial.

Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown are both named as defendants in the lawsuit.

They have argued against lifting the ban, saying that allowing same-sex marriages to resume would create confusion for couples and for the state.

Proposition 8 was placed on the November ballot to overturn a California Supreme Court decision earlier in the year that legalized gay marriage.

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mushroomhead
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dr. Bob:  In addition, my violin plays for you.  Travel to other countries and expose yourself (dressed, of course) to other cultures and you'll be damed happy with what you have here in the US.  You want nirvana?  Ok, wait till you pass on, and go to heaven!!

Posted 7/2/09 - 3:06 PM

mushroomhead
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dr. Bob:  The people correctly said NO!  What about NO don't you understand?

Posted 7/2/09 - 3:04 PM

dr. bob
merritt is, Fl
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Give What Up Mushroomhead, my rights?  Rights that are being taken away from me, unconstitutionally?  Would you giver your's up?    You can't marginalize lbgt.

Posted 7/2/09 - 12:15 PM

mushroomhead
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Oh, for Lord sake, give it up...

Posted 7/2/09 - 11:56 AM

dr. bob
merritt is, Fl
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The 14th Amendment says that a vote by majority can not be used to take away core fights of a minority.  This is why Brown said the ballot referendum was flawed.  Prop.8  should never have been allowed and should be thrown out as UNCONSTITUTIONAL.   All the rest is just legal b...s. More often the constitution is being subverted by legaleze, and our rights are being taken away.  This can not continue without challenge.     

Posted 7/2/09 - 11:51 AM

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