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Making the Case for Gay Marriage
Making the Case for Gay Marriage
Supporters of same-sex marriage need to focus on persuading their fellow citizens, not the courts - as the California vote demonstrated.
Gay marriage ban leading - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — "We caused Californians to rethink this issue," Proposition 8 strategist Jeff Flint said. Early in the campaign,... he noted, polls showed the measure trailing by 17 points. "I think the voters were thinking, well, if it makes them happy, why shouldn't ... (more) Gay marriage ban leading - Los Angeles Times
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pajamasmedia.com — November 07, 2008 GAY ACTIVISTS attack blacks over gay marriage. "It was like being at a klan... rally except the klansmen were wearing Abercrombie polos and Birkenstocks. YOU NIGGER, one man shouted at men. If your people want to call me a FAGGOT, I ... (more) Instapundit.com -
No on Proposition 8: Allow Gay Marriage in California
patterico.com — I will be voting against Proposition 8, which seeks to change the state’s constitution to eliminate the... judicially invented right to same sex marriage. The constitution would be amended to add the language: “Only marriage between a man ... (more) No on Proposition 8: Allow Gay Marriage in California
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Making the Case for Gay Marriage
GayPatriot — ... incremental decision which “would have been an opportunity for a dialogue with the state legislators.” With more input from elected state representatives, we might have moved closer to a national consensus on abortion. As it is with abortion, so too should it be with gay marriage.  The issue will continue to divide us unless we bring the people, either directly or through their <em>elected</em> representatives, into the process. Click here to read the rest!

And Yet More on Gay Marriage . . .
Little Miss Attila — ... writing at PJ Media : Whenever state courts mandate recognition of gay marriage, it leads to a backlash at the ballot box. By November 2004, not even a year after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the Bay State’s highest court) handed down the Goodridge decision finding it unconstitutional under the state constitution to limit marriage to different-sex couples, voters in thirteen states enacted constitutional provisions defining marriage by its traditional definition: the union of one man and one woman. This year, after the California and Connecticut Supreme Courts ...

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Gay Marriage and the California Courts
online.wsj.com 11/26/2008 — Democracy loses if Prop. 8 is overruled.
Gay Marriage Backlash
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/6/2008 — Megan McArdle reflects on the success of Proposition 8 in California and offers a familiar backlash narrative : I do think, though, that the success of anti-gay-marriage initiatives reinforces something I strongly believe: the issue was pressed ...
THE CONSERVATIVE CASE FOR GAY MARRIAGE
rightwingnuthouse.com 4/19/2009 — I don’t care about gay marriage as a political issue. If I had my druthers, it would have the same importance as one’s position on whether to make tomorrow “National Convenience Store Clerk Day.” No doubt Hallmark will have a ...
Iowa high court to hear gay-marriage case
usatoday.com 12/8/2008 — The lawsuit, filed by six same-sex Iowa couples, pits gay rights supporters against those who argue that gay marriage threatens traditional family values. The case, Varnum v. Brien , could make Iowa the first state in the Midwest to legalize gay ...
California Voters Ban Gay Marriage
nytimes.com 11/5/2008 — California voters have adopted a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. >
Gay marriage in D.C. next year?
volokh.com 11/19/2008 — Yes, says openly gay D.C. city council member David Catania, a former Republican who holds an at-large seat. According to a website called DCist, Catania is confident that the...
A Gay-Marriage Solution: End Marriage?
time.com 3/16/2009 — A gay couple is married at Arlington Street Church in Boston
Gay-marriage supporters plan Prop-8 protests
usatoday.com 11/14/2008 — Protesters are focusing on California, where the state Supreme Court declared same-sex marriages legal in May before voters tossed them out Nov. 4. California's Proposition 8, which passed 52.2% to 47.8%, "eliminates (the) right of same-sex couples to ...