Hoooookay.

[kyburg]

Last word on the Prop 8 front - they're taking it Federal.

As in, you can't do that on a state level - it conflicts with the Federal level, with regards to discrimination.

Which, if you recall - hasn't been exactly receptive to the whole idea.

...

Anyone besides me think is a Bad Idea?

Like, the SCOTUS probably won't even see the case?

But the stakes couldn't be any more juicy - they win it there, it's automatically everywhere, New York, Neeeeew Yaaaaahrk.

*sighs*

Things remain harder than they need to be, nobody is really looking hard enough at this to see it means less government, not more and I can't see where it's changed/threatned me in the least. I mean, 18,000 cases already exist and I don't know any of them (except George, and that's at a significant remove).

Going home now.

Comments

Re: Have you read the actual ruling?

[tomlemos.livejournal.com]

although CA has domestic partnerships, which do not even come close to being the same as marriage, in fact, to have them become "equal" to marriage, a whole lot of work would have to happen.

Re: Have you read the actual ruling?

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

But I think this ruling does allow the inequality to be challenged, which is an improvement.
I'm not sure taking it federal is any help, but I lean on analysis of it by others such as Daily Kos on that one.

Re: Have you read the actual ruling?

[kuangning]

*nods.* Yes, it will. To have the Court re-affirm that gays have the right to have an institution indistinguishable from marriage and granted all the rights of marriage within the state, even in the teeth of Prop 8 taking away the right of the state to call it marriage, though, is not a bad thing.