In the New York Times today: A story on the Connecticut Supremen Court ruling on Gay marriage.
Some key quotes:
"The ruling, which cannot be appealed and is to take effect on Oct. 28, held that a state law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples, and a civil union law intended to provide all the rights and privileges of marriage to same-sex couples, violated the constitutional guarantees of equal protection under the law."
"Striking at the heart of discriminatory traditions in America, the court — in language that often rose above the legal landscape into realms of social justice for a new century — recalled that laws in the not-so-distant past barred interracial marriages, excluded women from occupations and official duties, and relegated blacks to separate but supposedly equal public facilities."
“Although marriage and civil unions do embody the same legal rights under our law, they are by no means equal,” Justice Palmer wrote in the majority opinion, joined by Justices Flemming L. Norcott Jr., Joette Katz and Lubbie Harper. “The former is an institution of transcendent historical, cultural and social significance, whereas the latter is not.”
Three states down; 47 to go.
2 comments:
I expect for Oregon to be one of those states very soon. We're just too liberal for anything less :-) Or is Oregon one of the three and I just showed my ignorance on the issue? :-D
nope. Oregon isn't there yet. Currently it is Mass., Conn., & Calif. Other states allow civil unions (e.g. Vermont). Soon....
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