Same-sex marriage coming to Utah

[Nakoma]

Utah federal judge rules Utah's constitutional provision reserving marriage for only a man and woman violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process.

"The state’s current laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry and, in so doing, demean the dignity of these same-sex couples for no rational reason," wrote U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby. "Accordingly, the court finds that these laws are unconstitutional."

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home3/57291925-200/ban-judge-sex-court.html.csp

[Jeff Lebowski]

Yowza. Bombshell.

[imanihonjin]

Utah federal judge rules Utah's constitutional provision reserving marriage for only a man and woman violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process.

"The state’s current laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry and, in so doing, demean the dignity of these same-sex couples for no rational reason," wrote U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby. "Accordingly, the court finds that these laws are unconstitutional."

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home3/5...court.html.csp

This is what will happen on a nationwide level. The Windsor decision laid the ground for this and ultimately the Supreme Court will hold similarly.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Good. Time to pack up and move on with this issue. No one can reasonably think this is not inevitable countrywide.

[Applejack]

Good. Time to pack up and move on with this issue. No one can reasonably think this is not inevitable countrywide.

Oh man, I wish I attended church in Utah. This Sunday is going to be full of apocalyptic predictions.

[SCcoug]

Oh man, I wish I attended church in Utah. This Sunday is going to be full of apocalyptic predictions.

I hope no one ruins the Christmas program with an anti-gay tirade.

[Portland Ute]

Wild stuff:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152077855801830&set=a.10150318398661830.386527.617026829&type=1&theater

[Jeff Lebowski]

FB starting to blow up, as expected.

Can one of you legal experts weigh in here? Does this mean that Utah has to start recognizing gay marriages from other states, or does it mean that gays can now get married in Utah? Because if it is the latter, holy cow...

[Blueintheface]

I picked the wrong year to stop going to church.

[jay santos]

They're forcing me to gay marry.

[Sizzle]

FB starting to blow up, as expected.

Can one of you legal experts weigh in here? Does this mean that Utah has to start recognizing gay marriages from other states, or does it mean that gays can now get married in Utah? Because if it is the latter, holy cow...

According to the Facebook post, it's the later.

[Portland Ute]

This twitter feed is interesting to follow right now:

https://twitter.com/jsethanderson

[Jeff Lebowski]

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/federal-judge-strikes-down-utah-s-same-sex-marriage-ban/article_ddf7400e-69ba-11e3-9aec-0019bb2963f4.html

Shelby said the state failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way.

It was unclear what the immediate effect would be, because the state can still appeal. The Utah attorney general's office said it would issue a statement on the ruling later.

[falafel]

Wild stuff:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

Hey, I've seen that guy in ads for some credit union during the jazz games.

1501747_10152077855801830_527724716_n.jpg

[Portland Ute]

Reading that twitter feed, apparently, the DA is trying to block this from happening.