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So gay!!!

I heard if gay marriage becomes legal in all states God will finally change their anatomy so they can actually have sex with eachother instead of the imitation stuff, maybe then one can poop out a baby. So thats pretty sweet.
 
Beantown said:
I heard if gay marriage becomes legal in all states God will finally change their anatomy so they can actually have sex with eachother instead of the imitation stuff, maybe then one can poop out a baby. So thats pretty sweet.
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Wow, really?
 
From a legal perspective the interesting part is that the Judge chose to apply the rational basis standard under the 14th Amendment. This means a couple of things:

1) Homosexuals are not given the same 14th Amendment protections as other protected classes such as racial minorities, women, etc. Laws targetting racial minorities have to be justified by showing that they are "necessary to promote a compelling state interest." Laws targetting women have to be shown to be "substantially related to an important state interest." Laws targetting homosexuals, however, need only be justified by showing they are "rationally related to a legitimate government interest." That is the lowest equal protection hurdle that a government has to clear. In this sense, homosexuals are not protected to the same extent as gay advocates would probably like.

2) Despite the low standard the government had to clear, they still didn't clear it. That's not a good sign if you're a Prop 8 supporter.
 
People who opposed gay marriage are going to look pretty stupid in 20 years. Like those who make up dumb reasons for opposing it, like that they can't have kids so they can't get married or something like that.

-Craig
 
Sirkickyass said:
From a legal perspective the interesting part is that the Judge chose to apply the rational basis standard under the 14th Amendment. This means a couple of things:

1) Homosexuals are not given the same 14th Amendment protections as other protected classes such as racial minorities, women, etc. Laws targetting racial minorities have to be justified by showing that they are "necessary to promote a compelling state interest." Laws targetting women have to be shown to be "substantially related to an important state interest." Laws targetting homosexuals, however, need only be justified by showing they are "rationally related to a legitimate government interest." That is the lowest equal protection hurdle that a government has to clear. In this sense, homosexuals are not protected to the same extent as gay advocates would probably like.

2) Despite the low standard the government had to clear, they still didn't clear it. That's not a good sign if you're a Prop 8 supporter.
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Ugh...stop. Took the bar last week. Plus...when applying the rational basis standard isn't the burden supposed to be on the challenger to show it's NOT rationally related to a legitimate purpose. The government doesn't have to prove anything under the rational basis test...I thought.
 
Craig K. Manscill said:
People who opposed gay marriage are going to look pretty stupid in 20 years. Like those who make up dumb reasons for opposing it, like that they can't have kids so they can't get married or something like that.

-Craig
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I am fine with civil unions. Just dont try and lie to me and tell me the relationships are the same.
 
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Suffrage = Grandparents' generation
Civil Rights = Parents' generation
Gay marriage = ours.

Finally some advancement we can claim as our own.
 
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