It's about time they figured that out...
It's now official. The California same-sex marriage ban is not Constitutional and will be removed.
It's now official. The California same-sex marriage ban is not Constitutional and will be removed.
BOSTON - Massachusetts' highest court on Tuesday struck down a ban on gay and lesbian marriage and gave lawmakers six months to fix state laws, a move that could make the state the first in America to legalize same-sex marriage.
In a 4-3 ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court said Massachusetts could not deny civil marriage rights to two people of the same sex who wish to marry -- although it stopped short of ordering the state to start issuing marriage licenses.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1118-05.htm
"Barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution," the court said, noting that state law forbids the creation of second-class citizens.
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