WA says no to gay marriage

velocityboy · 07-26-2006, 10:38 AM

After a very long wait, the Washington supreme court came back today and said that it is constitutional for the state to disallow marriage to same-sex couples. The ruling states that same-sex marriage may be the law of the land someday, but it will come from the people and the legislature, not the bench.

This is annoying to me, as I live in Washington and would have taken advantage had it gone the other way

xoxoxoBruce · 07-26-2006, 05:50 PM

Well, it looks like the court isn't going to help you, so you've got to go to your elected reps and pressure them.

9th Engineer · 07-26-2006, 07:11 PM

That's right, the only way this is going to finish properly is if each state acts according to the wishes of it's citizens, and the only way that can happen is to write those letters!

velocityboy · 07-27-2006, 12:57 AM

Yeah, I know. And I definitely will. But it bums me out that I thought we had a chance, and any new action is going to take *years* to make it through the system.

smoothmoniker · 07-27-2006, 01:19 AM

This is a procedural decision. It's simply not the domain of the courts to decide this issue, and I'm glad to see that a few people sitting on the bench aren't willing to undo the legal process undertaken by the representative branch.

Griff · 07-27-2006, 06:16 AM

They are right to put it on the representatives. We've seen a lot of abdication of responsibility of late, maybe things are turning. Good luck with your fight though, I know its hard to accept something as procedurally wrong when its you paying the price.

07-26-2006, 10:38 AM	#1
velocityboy Drawn Druid Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 32	WA says no to gay marriage After a very long wait, the Washington supreme court came back today and said that it is constitutional for the state to disallow marriage to same-sex couples. The ruling states that same-sex marriage may be the law of the land someday, but it will come from the people and the legislature, not the bench. This is annoying to me, as I live in Washington and would have taken advantage had it gone the other way

07-26-2006, 05:50 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well, it looks like the court isn't going to help you, so you've got to go to your elected reps and pressure them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-26-2006, 07:11 PM	#3
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	That's right, the only way this is going to finish properly is if each state acts according to the wishes of it's citizens, and the only way that can happen is to write those letters! __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

07-27-2006, 01:19 AM	#5
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	This is a procedural decision. It's simply not the domain of the courts to decide this issue, and I'm glad to see that a few people sitting on the bench aren't willing to undo the legal process undertaken by the representative branch. __________________ to live and die in LA

07-27-2006, 06:16 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	They are right to put it on the representatives. We've seen a lot of abdication of responsibility of late, maybe things are turning. Good luck with your fight though, I know its hard to accept something as procedurally wrong when its you paying the price. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-27-2006, 12:57 AM	#4
velocityboy Drawn Druid Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 32	Yeah, I know. And I definitely will. But it bums me out that I thought we had a chance, and any new action is going to take years to make it through the system.

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