Crazy aka Cheryl
10-12-2008, 01:59 PM
Dear Cheryl,
We are all celebrating another historic victory today as Connecticut joins Massachusetts and California in affirming marriage equality for same-sex couples. This is thrilling news, and we send our warmest congratulations and thanks to our colleagues at Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and to the courageous plaintiffs who fought for and won the freedom to marry.
In a 4–3 split decision, the majority stated: "Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same-sex partner of their choice. To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others."
In its decision, the Court said: "We agree with the following point made by the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc 'Any married couple [reasonably] would feel that they had lost something precious and irreplaceable if the government were to tell them that they no longer were 'married' and instead were in a 'civil union.' The sense of being 'married' — what this conveys to a couple and their community, and the security of having others clearly understand the fact of their marriage and all it signifies — would be taken from them. These losses are part of what same sex couples are denied when government assigns them a 'civil union' status. If the tables were turned, very few heterosexuals would countenance being told that they could enter only civil unions and that marriage is reserved for lesbian and gay couples. Surely there is [a] constitutional injury when the majority imposes on the minority that which it would not accept for itself.'"
Just look back in time Americans have been doing it since America has been America inposing on the minorities that which it would not accept for itself.
VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OHHHHHHHHHH
THIS WEEK COMING UP IS GOING TO BE EXCITING SAYS THE DOVE
CONGRATS CONNECTICUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CCC
We are all celebrating another historic victory today as Connecticut joins Massachusetts and California in affirming marriage equality for same-sex couples. This is thrilling news, and we send our warmest congratulations and thanks to our colleagues at Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and to the courageous plaintiffs who fought for and won the freedom to marry.
In a 4–3 split decision, the majority stated: "Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same-sex partner of their choice. To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others."
In its decision, the Court said: "We agree with the following point made by the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc 'Any married couple [reasonably] would feel that they had lost something precious and irreplaceable if the government were to tell them that they no longer were 'married' and instead were in a 'civil union.' The sense of being 'married' — what this conveys to a couple and their community, and the security of having others clearly understand the fact of their marriage and all it signifies — would be taken from them. These losses are part of what same sex couples are denied when government assigns them a 'civil union' status. If the tables were turned, very few heterosexuals would countenance being told that they could enter only civil unions and that marriage is reserved for lesbian and gay couples. Surely there is [a] constitutional injury when the majority imposes on the minority that which it would not accept for itself.'"
Just look back in time Americans have been doing it since America has been America inposing on the minorities that which it would not accept for itself.
VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OHHHHHHHHHH
THIS WEEK COMING UP IS GOING TO BE EXCITING SAYS THE DOVE
CONGRATS CONNECTICUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CCC