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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-08-04 08:58 AM
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Gay Marriage Foes Lose Latest Court Battle
Boston, Massachusetts) The Supreme Judicial Court Friday delivered yet another blow to opponents of same-sex marriage. The court unanimously rejected an appeal by 13 state lawmakers to reverse its landmark ruling legalizing gay marriage.

The legislators, both Republicans and Democrats, were represented by the conservative American Center for Law and Justice founded by televangelist Pat Robertson. The appeal said that the Supreme Judicial Court does not have jurisdiction over marriage.

The suit said that only the Legislature and governor are empowered to determine marriage laws.

But the high court disagreed saying the assertion was erroneous. The court also said, in a written decision, that the motion was untimely, because the case had already been decided and that the same arguments had been raised by others and rejected during the court process.

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/05/050704massCt.htm

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Won't these people ever get a fucking clue? You LOST!
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-08-04 09:04 AM
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1. This is great news. I don't deny that
Edited on Sat May-08-04 09:04 AM by terrya
But we might consider that when Massachusetts begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses, this will lead to a new push for FMA in Congress.

I'm just as happy about this as you are. But there's going to be a backlash when MA. begins allowing gay marriages.
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Toucano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-08-04 09:06 AM
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2. BRING IT ON!
Let's find out just what the "America I know" is made of.
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