Same Sex Marriage Legal In Connecticut

[Godwynn]

CNN

Congratulations to Connecticut.

Which state will be next?

 

[Gilder]

This makes Rhode Island surrounded. Hooray for them.

 

[philippe]

good work connecticut.

 

[lutzj]

I'll have to move somewhere else

 

[philippe]

hey, don't get AIDS on the way out, ok?

 

[Masquerouge]

The tide is turning...

 

[Miles Teg]

Congratulations to Connecticut. Next thing you know, people might not act like jerks to people who are different from them.

Okay, okay, I know that's not going to happen anytime soon.

 

[illram]

"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. The guarantee of equal protection under the law, and our obligation to uphold that command, forbids us from doing so. In accordance with these state constitutional requirements, same sex couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry"

Word.

3 down 47 to go... and still gotta get rid of pesky ol DOMA.

 

[JollyRoger]

I'll have to move somewhere else

Iran is a pretty safe option.

 

[El_Machinae]

The tide is turning. My marriage is now recognised in Connecticut too, it seems. That's great.

Now just give back Habeas Corpus to noncitizens, and I might visit!

Take that Joe Biden, and your refusal to recognise gay marriage!

 

[scipian]

Tide is turning? Three courts have ruled for gay marriage. 26 states have made Constitutional amendments outlawing same sex marriage, with a very possible three more this year. 15 states have laws against same-sex marriage.

Some turning tide... Three courts, versus the legislatures and popular votes of 41 other states.

 

[Volum]

The gay agenda spreads! It's already taken Norway too!

But on the other hand. Gays lead to more available women. Lesbians, well at least here lesbians are actually quite hot to look at, and sometimes they make movies! I consider it a win-win!

 

[Truronian]

Good for Connecticut.

 

[emzie]

Tide is turning? Three courts have ruled for gay marriage. 26 states have made Constitutional amendments outlawing same sex marriage, with a very possible three more this year. 15 states have laws against same-sex marriage. The other have

Some turning tide... Three courts, versus the legislatures and popular votes of 41 other states.

Do you honestly expect gay marriage amendments in state constitutions to never be repealed, be it by a vote or SCOTUS?

 

[GinandTonic]

Well done connecticut.

Now the gay population have to meet the bar set by Elton -

 

[Gooblah]

Congratulations to homosexuals and people who support their rights in Connecticut.

 

[scipian]

Do you honestly expect gay marriage amendments in state constitutions to never be repealed, be it by a vote or SCOTUS?

Don't think I'm saying stuff I'm not.

I'm just saying it's interesting how three courts were needed to push same sex marriage into their states, while the people and their representatives have pushed it out of 41 other states.

These court decisions don't necessarily mean the macro winds are changing at all. Just three liberal courts. This is no general tide, it's just a few isolated waves.

 

[fishjie]

this is excellent news! im sure the fundies will say its a signal of end times, but as of yet, california, masschusetts, and now conneticut have not yet been wiped off the earth, whereas bible thumping states in the south where gay marriage is illegal still get rocked by hurricanes and floods. LOL!

 

[hossam]

this is excellent news! im sure the fundies will say its a signal of end times, but as of yet, california, masschusetts, and now conneticut have not yet been wiped off the earth, whereas bible thumping states in the south where gay marriage is illegal still get rocked by hurricanes and floods. LOL!

that hurricanes and floods could be interpreted as punishment for not doing enough to prosecute/outlaw gay marriage.........

 

[Neomega]

Truly, it is the end of days.