Judge Strikes Down Colorado Gay Marriage Ban

[hazlnut]

Judge Strikes Down Colorado Gay Marriage Ban

Our laws move closer to a 21st Century tolerance and understanding about sexual orientation. Catching up with the rest of the modern world and hopefully arriving soon in the century we're already in...

Just like other countries banned slavery before we did, America takes its sweet time aligning its de facto morality with its own written Constitution.

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge in Denver has declared Colorado's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, but he issued a temporary stay of the ruling until an appeals court hearing next month.

Judge Raymond P. Moore's ruling Wednesday was in response to a lawsuit filed July 1 by six gay couples who asked the court for an injunction ordering that the state's ban no longer be enforced.

Colorado Republican Attorney General John Suthers and Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper had requested a stay so the issue could eventually be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court — though both agreed the state ban should be declared unconstitutional.

The couples filed the lawsuit after the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled against Utah's gay marriage ban but put the ruling on hold pending an appeal.

Cue the homophobes, show us your fear and hate...

 

[Mad Scientist]

Marriage Bans aren't Laws against Sexual Orientation.

The Judge issued a Temporary Stay until the Supreme Court hears the case.

Not being able to Marry does NOT equal Slavery.

Learn to read. Then learn to comprehend. Or just get someone to read News Stories to you out loud.


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