Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Bathwater Tossed, Baby Saved

Or, to mix metaphors, cake had and eaten:
In a six-to-one decision, the California Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gay marriage, the Proposition 8 referendum voters approved last November. The court ruled that Prop. 8 “constitutes a permissible constitutional amendment (rather than an impermissible constitutional revision).” However, the court declared that the 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted last summer, prior to the passage of the proposition, would remain legal and recognized.

So . . . they can't say they're married, but their marriages are legally recognized. But, any same-sex couples wanting the same privileges they have can't have them, because . . .

That thumping sound you hear is my head hitting a wall as I try to figure out the contradictions here.

Virtual Tin Cup

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