CA Supreme Court was smoking something bizarre.
Bester: Mal. Whaddya need two mechanics for? Mal: I really don't.
'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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Barb - May 26, 2009 9:30:52 am PDT #10943 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
sj - May 26, 2009 9:34:54 am PDT #10944 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm so sorry for everyone adversely affected by the CA Supreme Courts decision today. My heart goes out to you.
Jessica - May 26, 2009 9:35:02 am PDT #10945 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm with Laga on the sibling marriage thing. Not my bag, but if a pair of consenting adult siblings makes that decision and is willing to fight the social stigmas, who am I (or the government) to stop them?
Yeah, I agree. Ditto for mutually consensual everyone-of-age polygamy. (Though in that case, I can see that it would be something of a legal nightmare to enact. Same-sex marriage is just a matter of taking an existing two-person legal contract and blotting out the gender references. Expanding that contract to include multiple parties would be waaaaaaaaay more work.)
WindSparrow - May 26, 2009 9:36:29 am PDT #10946 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I'm completely furious about it.
It's infuriating. You deserve to have the happiness that marriage brings. And you deserve to have the contentment of knowing that any other couple around you can have the same happiness.
Connie Neil - May 26, 2009 9:57:29 am PDT #10947 of 30000
brillig
I believe Prop 8 passed because the people who were mildly against it didn't bother to go to the polls once it was pretty well decided that Obama was going to win. The issue wasn't a big initiator for them, so they shrugged and stayed home. The zealots, though, were going to vote regardless of the presidential race.
Having existing gay marriages in place but not having mass marital chaos break out will be a benefit for the next fight. I can think of half a dozen ads based on "There are 18,000 gay married couples in California. When did you start seeing your marriage falling apart because of that? It hasn't?"
The wheels of politics are jagged and slow. But they do turn.
erikaj - May 26, 2009 10:01:45 am PDT #10948 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
It's gonna happen, people. And, know you've got allies fighting with and for you until it does.
erikaj - May 26, 2009 10:01:45 am PDT #10949 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Aims - May 26, 2009 10:07:13 am PDT #10950 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I'm pretty much on the side of marry who you want to marry - it doesn't affect me (unless you are trying to marry the person to whom I am already married and you do not want to take 1/3 of the household chores) or my life, so if everyone is consenting and of age - go to it.
Connie Neil - May 26, 2009 10:17:27 am PDT #10951 of 30000
brillig
you do not want to take 1/3 of the household chores
I told Hubby he could have another wife if she slept on the couch and did the chores. He said if he ever was in the market for one he'd use that as a criteria.
tommyrot - May 26, 2009 10:18:02 am PDT #10952 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
so if everyone is consenting and of age - go to it.
The "consenting" is important, as this prevents the slippery slope from leading to man/box turtle marriages.