Posted on 10/05/2004 12:08:06 PM PDT by Crazieman
Edited on 10/05/2004 12:24:52 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Judge William Morvant said the amendment - overwhelmingly approved by the voters on Sept. 18 - was flawed as drawn up by the Legislature because it had more than one purpose: banning not only gay marriage but also civil unions.
If it was a Federal Judge they could have.
Is it already ratified?
How so?
It is a state constitutional amendment and voted on by the citizens.
Federal, yes. State, no.
We'll find out soon enough.
Folks, this is a STATE judge. He should be impeached or removed from office by the voters if possible.
Hello people, he has a black robe and a gavel...he can do anything he wants.
< /sarcasm>
This is outrageous!
Ummm .. they can't do that .. can they?
Lets check this out and see if they can do this, we voted on this things, passed by 71 - 73%, voted on by the people, now how in the hell can they throw it out, going get really mad about judges trying to overrule the people of this country
If its a state judge, then no. Absolutely not.
In the continuing "evolution" of court authority, declaring the Constitutional to be "Unconstitutional" is coming.....
related:
BID TO OVERTURN LOUISIANA ANTI-GAY AMENDMENT
http://www.outinhartford.com/home/news.asp?articleid=6947
by: Kevin McGill, The Associated Press
Gay rights activists on Friday brought a court challenge to the recently passed Louisiana constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriages and civil unions.
Attorney Randy Evans said the lawsuit revives several issues rejected by state courts as premature before the Sept. 18 election.
The arguments include the contention that the amendment was illegally adopted by the Legislature because it included more than one purpose - banning civil unions as well as marriages - and that it was illegally placed on the ballot for a day when there was not a statewide election already scheduled.
It also mentions problems with the election in New Orleans, where voting machines were delivered late at many precincts.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office declined comment on specifics of the lawsuit but said the amendment will be vigorously defended.
The marriage amendment passed with 78 percent of the vote and is scheduled to take effect on Oct. 18. Louisiana is one of several states with gay marriage bans on the ballot this year.
The overwhelming approval followed an intense grass roots lobbying campaign by Christian conservatives.
Evans said the lawsuit will be heard Tuesday in Baton Rouge
Yup
80-20%
The Desm lost big on it.
Not freaking possible.
GOod. It'a about time we got a constitutional crisis over judicial activism.
Hope the governor tells the judge to shove it.
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Can you say prop 187 ? Remember California.
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