Posted on 11/14/2014 8:17:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
A Republican justice on the Ohio Supreme Court says the legal obstacles facing his lesbian daughter, her partner and their two children have made him view the state’s protections for same-sex couples and their families as inadequate.
The comments by Justice Paul Pfeifer come as the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could settle the issue across the nation once and for all.
He said his daughter, Lisa, has a partner and two children, ages 9 and 5, whom he and his wife consider grandchildren. But under Ohio law, his daughter has no parental rights. …
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Exactly, now that the judge has spoken in favor of Gay Marriage and other gay rights matters, he must recuse himself from all future cases dealing with gay issues.
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