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    Same-sex marriage coming to Utah

    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
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  • #2
    Yowza. Bombshell.
    "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
    "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
    "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Nakoma View Post
      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.

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      • #4
        Good. Time to pack up and move on with this issue. No one can reasonably think this is not inevitable countrywide.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by New Mexican Disaster View Post
          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.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Applejack View Post
            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.

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            • #7
              Wild stuff:

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

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              • #8
                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...
                "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                • #9
                  I picked the wrong year to stop going to church.
                  "Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault

                  "Once I seen the trades go down and the other guys signed elsewhere," he said, "I knew it was my time now." - Derrick Favors

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                  • #10
                    They're forcing me to gay marry.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                      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.

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                      • #12
                        This twitter feed is interesting to follow right now:

                        https://twitter.com/jsethanderson

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                        • #13
                          http://www.heraldextra.com/news/loca...9bb2963f4.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.
                          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Portland Ute View Post
                            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
                            Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                            Dig your own grave, and save!

                            "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                            "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                            • #15
                              Reading that twitter feed, apparently, the DA is trying to block this from happening.

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