One more step along the path

[hrj]

Yay for the California State Supreme Court.

Still working on the whole finding-the-woman-of-my-dreams side of the equation.

Comments

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Nice that they show a bit of sense. I haven't read about the whole ruling, but it came across in the news as I was coming home from the school this morning. Very cool. Hope it stands up and the US Supreme Court doesn't try to stomp on it ...

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

I think SCOTUS will leave it alone. The most I expect is a case in the next four years to deal with issues arising from a couple from CA, MA, VT, NJ, NH, CT, or a foreign country, traveling in a state that considers their marriage (or civil union) illegal.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Okay. I don't really pay TOO much attention to all the details, but it is certainly good news for our friends who are gay.

[cryptocosm.livejournal.com]

The US Supreme Court shouldn't be able to touch it - and may not even want to. The decision is expressly based on interpretation of the California state constitution, not the US constitution. There's also a tradition of deferring family issues to the states, and support for that has generally been strongest among those whose view of the family is narrowest.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Ah. Well, not having studied these things ... <g> I am glad for those whom it affects, though. It's about freakin' time.