Same-Sex Marriage Update

MsTinkerbelly · 03-11-2014, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

The House passed the bill which will now go to the Senate, which is actually the second go round. The bill previously passed both the house and Senate last year, but two votes from each are needed to put the bill before the people for a vote.

Indiana already has a ban in place, but the fuckwit lawmakers want to enshrine hate into their State Constitution.

More to come

Democratic Legislators changed part of the language of the bill before the final vote, so the Bill will not be eligible for vote again until 2016 due to Indiana's requirements of passing 2 sessions of the house and senate unchanged prior to voting. Complicated, sorry if i'm not clear.

In any case, a lawsuit has been filed in Indana by 2 couples challanging the current ban same sex marriage, so the law being considered might be a moot point if the Federal Judge strikes
down the current restriction as unconstitutional before the vote can be taken.

MsTinkerbelly · 03-11-2014, 02:07 PM

In other news...

The Methodist Church dropped all charges against the Minister recently charged with breaking the laws of the church by preforming the marriage of his son to a man. In December another Minister was defrocked for doing the exact same thing; have the Methodists realized that things they are a changin'?

Stay tuned.....

MsTinkerbelly · 03-13-2014, 03:43 PM

Seven same-sex couples and two people whose partners have died, filed a lawsuit in Arizona seeking to have the consitutional ban overturned on the grounds it violates the 14th ammendment.

MsTinkerbelly · 03-21-2014, 03:54 PM

Today a Federal Judge struck down Michigan's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, with no stay issued as to when marriages may begin.

As the ruling was handed down at the close of the court day, there was no time for marriage licenses to be issued, so unless there is an emergency stay issued over the weekend, marriage can begin Monday.

Whoop Michigan!!!

iamkeri1 · 03-22-2014, 10:20 AM

This is the first good political news coming out of Michigan since Fox news took over all the news outlets 30 years ago, and turned my progressive, liberal, always in the forefront on social and civil rights issues, home state, into a conservative wasteland. I hope they do start marriages right away, that will make this ruling irreversible unless further legislation takes place.

Smooches,
Keri

MsTinkerbelly · 03-22-2014, 07:35 PM

As i suspected...

Marriages will be on hold until at least Wednesday in order to give the State time to appeal the decision. But, in a happy turn of events, hundreds of people were able to get married before the temporary stay was put in place, as Democratic county clerks added Saturday hours so that people could begin to marry immediately!

MsTinkerbelly · 03-28-2014, 06:21 PM

In Britian and Wales, same-sex marriage began today, with Scotland to follow in the fall.

Congratulations to both countries.

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iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 302 Thanked 2,153 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 16642920	This is the first good political news coming out of Michigan since Fox news took over all the news outlets 30 years ago, and turned my progressive, liberal, always in the forefront on social and civil rights issues, home state, into a conservative wasteland. I hope they do start marriages right away, that will make this ruling irreversible unless further legislation takes place. Smooches, Keri

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MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,901 Times in 5,017 Posts Rep Power: 0	In Britian and Wales, same-sex marriage began today, with Scotland to follow in the fall. Congratulations to both countries.