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"Gregory Gadow" |
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19 Feb 2004 03:53:05 PM |
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OT: The drama in SF continues; city files suit |
Reprinted in full from
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20040219/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_calif
S.F. to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban
By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - After sanctioning more than 2,700 gay marriages in the
past week, the city said Thursday it is suing the state of California,
challenging its ban on same-sex marriages on constitutional grounds.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera planned to file the suit in the afternoon,
said his spokesman, Matt Dorsey.
Two judges already are considering challenges from conservative groups
seeking to halt the marriage spree that began last Thursday. The city's
lawsuit asks that those cases be consolidated into one case.
The city is asking Superior Court Judge James Warren to declare
unconstitutional two sections of the California Family Code that define
marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
City officials want the judge to determine if restricting same-sex
couples from marrying violates the equal protection and due process
clauses of the California Constitution.
On Tuesday, Warren gave the city the choice of ending the same-sex
wedding march or returning to court in late March to show why the
process has not been halted. The city said it would continue issuing
such licenses until forced to stop.
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Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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| User: "Dr Dave W" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The drama in SF continues; city files suit |
19 Feb 2004 05:53:27 PM |
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:40353041.6B8E472D@serv.net:
Reprinted in full from
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20040219/
ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_calif
S.F. to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban
By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - After sanctioning more than 2,700 gay marriages in the
past week, the city said Thursday it is suing the state of California,
challenging its ban on same-sex marriages on constitutional grounds.
This was inevitble. When the proposition (22?) was introduced I figured
the constitutional challenge was more or less automatic. With official
gay marriage not far behind. Rightly so. In my cynical mind I even
entertained the thought that the people who introduced the prop. were
actually for gay marriage. Forcing the constitutional conflict. But that
is just me.
I think this whole fight is very entertaining. You have the religious
kooks frothing and the politicians spines turning to jelly right before
your eyes.
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Dave W a.a.#1967
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: The drama in SF continues; city files suit |
20 Feb 2004 01:19:26 AM |
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In article <40353041.6B8E472D@serv.net>,
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote:
Reprinted in full from
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20040219/ap_on_r
e_us/gay_marriage_calif
S.F. to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban
By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - After sanctioning more than 2,700 gay marriages in the
past week, the city said Thursday it is suing the state of California,
challenging its ban on same-sex marriages on constitutional grounds.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera planned to file the suit in the afternoon,
said his spokesman, Matt Dorsey.
Two judges already are considering challenges from conservative groups
seeking to halt the marriage spree that began last Thursday. The city's
lawsuit asks that those cases be consolidated into one case.
The city is asking Superior Court Judge James Warren to declare
unconstitutional two sections of the California Family Code that define
marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
City officials want the judge to determine if restricting same-sex
couples from marrying violates the equal protection and due process
clauses of the California Constitution.
On Tuesday, Warren gave the city the choice of ending the same-sex
wedding march or returning to court in late March to show why the
process has not been halted. The city said it would continue issuing
such licenses until forced to stop.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
-- Benjamin Franklin
I think that this was the city's strategy all along. They want to test
the validity of the California law banning same sex marriage in the
courts. I hope that they succeed. For the record I voted against Prop.
22, which is the basis for the current law.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Men become civilized not in their willingness to believe, bit in
proportion to their readiness to doubt." - H. L. Mencken
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