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Get your anti-gay laws off our children
So says Lambda Legal, who report that they have “been fighting to stem the tide of antigay litigation unleashed by Proposition One, Ohio’s constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples, ever since the law passed.” For proof that the real … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Law, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Parental rights, Parenting, Unintended consequences
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The “oops” argument
Update: Maggie Gallagher is discussing this rationale over at marriagedebate. With a 53% majority in New York supporting full marriage equality for same sex couples, it shouldn’t be very long before the current discriminatory marriage law is addressed by the … Continue reading
So much for “judicial activism”
The New York Court of Appeals yesterday issued a 4-2 decision upholding the state prohibition of same sex marriage. Let’s be clear on what we’re talking about here. The unequivocally liberal New York Court of Appeals has stated that the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Abuse, Law, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Unintended consequences
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The heart of liberty
There has been a reasonably principled discussion of the underpinnings of support for/opposition to the Marshall-Newman amendment over at NoVA Townhall, with Joe expressing a willingness to examine whether the harm the amendment would do to families outweighs the perceived … Continue reading
Constitution Abuse
In today’s Washington Post, a no less conservative commentator than Charles Krauthammer has weighed in on the wrongheadedness of the “Marriage Protection Act.” In A Ban We Don’t (Yet) Need, buried in the usual nonsensical complaints about “redefining marriage” (water … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatism, Constitution, Federal Marriage Amendment, Law, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment
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FMA fails in U.S. Senate
From the AP story: The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day. Today’s vote … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, Federal Marriage Amendment, Law, Marriage
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What if Virginia judges were elected?
This is embarrassing… ChangeServant has posted a link to a 2006 candidate questionnaire for judges (who are elected in Georgia), distributed by the Georgia Christian Coalition. The survey provides this definition: “Judicial activism occurs when a judge interjects his or … Continue reading →