Thursday, October 15, 2009

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss a Constitutional Challenge to Proposition 8....

U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, ruling after nearly two hours of argument in San Francisco, rejected arguments by Proposition 8 proponents that precedent and tradition clearly showed last November's ballot measure was permissible under the U.S. Constitution.

All righty then! AND he wants the "Pro Prop 8 folks" to bring evidence as to exactly HOW permitting same sex marriage undermines heterosexual marriage.

Read all about it in the LA Times Article

Among other things....
"During the hearing, Charles Cooper, representing the Proposition 8 campaign, argued that marriage historically has been reserved for unions between a man and a woman because only opposite-sex couples can procreate "naturally."

Judge Walker, however, noted that not all married couples can procreate.

"Just last month," Walker said, "I performed a wedding in which the groom was 95 and the bride was 83. I did not demand that they prove they would engage in procreation."

The judge previously ordered the Proposition 8 campaign to disclose its internal strategy memorandums and communications, an order the campaign is appealing to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on 1st Amendment grounds.

Lets hope that Prop 8 can be overturned and everyone can have the right to marry whomever they want.

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