An anti-gay group on Thursday made a last-ditch effort to stop gay marriage from becoming legal in California by asking a midlevel appeals court to temporarily prohibit county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The Liberty Counsel, in a petition (view) with the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco, argued that the wording of the California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriages allows the lower court to set the terms and schedule for implementing the decision.
Liberty Counsel argued that the high court's May 15 ruling put dozens of state laws addressing marriage into conflict and that the Legislature needs time to address those issues.
Barring any further legal intervention, gay couples will be able to start marrying in California at 5:01 p.m. Monday, when the Supreme Court's decision becomes final.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera called Liberty Counsel's filing "absurd."
"I am not aware of a process in American law that enables parties to effectively appeal a higher court ruling to a lower court," Herrera said.
The Liberty Council sent a blast email asking the following:
Will you help me flood Governor Schwarzenegger's office with phone calls? I want to literally shut down his switchboard right up until the 5pm Sunday deadline when the ruling permitting same-sex "marriage" will go into effect.
From Liberty Council's website, for $15.00, you can send faxes to California Governor Schwarzenegger, and California lawmakers. Senator Gil Gedillo of California angered Liberty Council by returning a fax to them with the words, "do not send" written across the page (view). Liberty Council responded by calling Senator Gedillo "arrogant." Great job Senator Gedillo!
Liberty Council claims to be a nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and the traditional family.
Did you catch that? Traditional? As I have said before and must say again, traditions' must sometimes be broken in favor of progress. Without progress, this nation could still be a colony that uses slave labor, filled with women who cannot hold public office or vote.
3 comments:
It's about damn time!!! That we have marriage equality that is. Today I became an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church specifically because I wanted to be able to perform ceremonies for same sex couples. Most notably two friends of mine who have been together for 26 years. ULC is non-denominational so I can perform ceremonies for those of any faith.
Rev. Elena Bridges
elenathered@aol.com
That's sad. You are contributing to the corruption of God's plan and furthering Satan's. Marriage between a man and a woman is the plan of God and non other. Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah, Fall of Rome etc. Each came crushing down and this will too. What a evil world this is becoming. Thank heaven for the righteous that are fighting for God's plan.
No one knows the truth about God or God's plan..no one. And anyone who claims they do is delusional. We have no real idea of how life came to be or why it is what it is. The only factual evidence we have points to our evolution from simple single celled organisms - along with every other animal on this planet, but why or how life started in the first place still remains a huge mystery. That doesn't mean any religion or philosophy is therefore correct or incorrect, but what it should mean is that we need to respect one another and not trample on the rights of others. There are so many different religions, and even different interpretations and beliefs within a single religion.
Just because things have been a certain way for centuries doesn't mean its always been right. Humans evolve both physically and mentally.
If only these divisive groups like Liberty Council used their money and influence to fight crime, fight poverty, fight disease, and help struggling families with real problems, this world would be a better place. Instead, they choose to take and spend millions of dollars on hurtful propaganda, feeding on the ignorance of others, turning otherwise well meaning people into promoters of hate and intolerance - all fueled by personal fears and prejudices shielded and justified by religion. It's so sad.
All human beings deserve the same dignity, respect, and rights under law. Allowing a particular religious philosophy to dictate the rights of others and to allow the creation of second class citizens is not only wrong, it's completely un-American. Allowing the majority to vote on the rights of a minority is ludicrous. So many people scorn Iran and similar nations for imposing their religious philosophy on the entire nation. Let's wake up and not be hypocrites!
America will not fall from granting equality to all, she will only become stronger. We only risk collapse by dividing our people. It is a divided nation that falls...be it Rome or otherwise.
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