“Today, unelected judges cast aside the will of the people of California who voted to protect traditional marriage. This decision does not end this fight, and I expect it to go to the Supreme Court. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman and, as president, I will protect traditional marriage and appoint judges who interpret the Constitution …
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White House On Prop 8
No specific comment on today’s ruling other than the standard line about Obama’s general opposition to efforts to deny rights to same-sex couples.
Read More »Protect Marriage Wants Appeal Money
Just in from today’s big loser: “If every person receiving this email contributed just $63.00, our appeal to the Supreme Court would be fully funded—instantly!” They say they need another $2 million.
Read More »In Which Liberty Counsel Loses Their Shit
“This is a travesty of justice and it undermines the legitimacy of the judiciary. When judges find that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, it’s absolutely absurd. This is, I think, an illustration of why the judiciary has lost the confidence of the American people. If you look at ideology, pushed by this particular panel, obviously that’s what …
Read More »ATLANTA: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Firing Of Anti-Gay CDC Counselor
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the dismissal of a Centers For Disease Control counselor who was fired after saying that her Christian faith did not allow her to see homosexual clients. Walden worked as a contractor for the CDC in 2007 when a woman came to her for advice involving a same-sex relationship. She was let go …
Read More »MN Group Dodges Campaign Laws
The anti-gay Minnesota For Marriage appears to have dodged state campaign finance laws in accepting shielded donations from NOM and the Catholic Church. Rosie Gray reports at Buzzfeed: Minnesota for Marriage Chairman John Helmberger sent a series of emails soliciting contributions not to its own political action committee – which must disclose its donors – but to a non-profit group …
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Alliance Defense Fund: Prop 8 Ruling Was Orchestrated By Hollywood Elite
“We are not surprised that this Hollywood-orchestrated attack on marriage–tried in San Francisco–turned out this way. But we are confident that the expressed will of the American people in favor of marriage will be upheld at the Supreme Court. Every pro-marriage American should be pleased that this case can finally go to the U.S. Supreme Court. The ProtectMarriage.com legal team’s …
Read More »Tony Perkins: We’re Being Oppressed!
“This ruling substitutes judicial tyranny for the will of the people, who in the majority of states have amended their constitutions, as California did, to preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman. However, we remain confident that in the end, the Supreme Court will reject the absurd argument that the authors of our Constitution created or …
Read More »Concerned Women Are Concernstipated About Today’s Ruling On Proposition 8
“Californians voted overwhelmingly to support the traditional definition of marriage that has been the foundation of this great nation. Our experiences have shown us, as science proves, that the best environment for children to develop as productive members of our society is in a home where there is a mother and a father who love them and each other unconditionally. …
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