Posted on 07/06/2006 6:23:02 AM PDT by veronica
ALBANY -- New York's highest court ruled Thursday that gay marriage is not allowed under state law.
The Court of Appeals in a 4-2 decision rejected arguments from gay and lesbian plaintiffs throughout the state that their inability to get marriage licences in New York violated their constitutional rights.
Judge Robert Smith said New York's marriage law clearly limits marriage to between a man and a woman and any change in the law should come from the state Legislature.
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Is it possible that there's some sanity in New York? This is EXACTLY the type of ruling that every state SC needs to make when these cases are brought forward.
Has hell frozen over? A court is actually showing restraint?! WOW, let's hope these guys will represent the future of the judicial system in America (but I won't hold my breath).
I think maybe some of these judges are beginning to understand that people have had enough. They are not little gods whose job it is to tell the rest of us how to live.
Backlashes work.
reading the title I assumed the NYT had ruled on this... which caused me to spill on my keybard.. (NYT is the 4th branch of govt. btw)
More like gutlessness rather than principle. I guarantee they didn't want to do this.
WOW, we've witnessed a miracle.
Bumberg is shedding tears
"Bumberg is shedding tears"
He'll probably issue a decree that our economy will fail without gay marriage.
Maybe we in Massachusetts can trade justices with New York?
Actually, if you think about the ramifications, this is right off the liberal's game plan: We now have a state supreme court decision saying "yes" to gay marriage (MA), and a state supreme court saying "no" to gay marriage (NY).
At this point, anyone in NY has an avenue for relief in the Federal Court System since US citizens in MA have a "right" that is not being extended to US citizens in NY. This is how it worked with abortion, and it will thus follow with gay marriage. Roe vs. Wade is being used as the blueprint.
This is why the constitutional amendment is so important to protecting the historical institution of marriage. Let us not forget that "States Rights" died in 1865.
Ya Gotta Love IT! I just wish
they would pinpoint that segment
of "New York's marriage law"
that "clearly limits marriage to
between a man and a woman."
If it's that clear, we ought to
get the exact wording into the
US Constitution, or into the
majority of State Constitutions!
And for the umpteenth time, I
never understand just what
"protections" these gay people
are after when they say they
are being treated differently
than everyone else. Different
by choice or any other means
is DIFFERENT!
Fact: Ms. Burke has a son from
a relationship with a man. She
didn't get pregnant with the aid
of her female "partner." No matter
how she phrases it, her little
family is an artificial one without
a man in its midst! And she can
claim as loudly as she wishes that
her son has "no qualms" about
having two women for parents, no
matter how masculine one of them
may be; until the lad steps up
when he's of age, we'll never
actually know the whole truth
about that. We'll also never
know just how his being "straight"
may affect his mothers' (yeah, both
of them) emotional stability when
gauged by their own choices. But
what if HE becomes Gay, too? Will
his environment be a contributing
factor, or will we hear 'it's in
the DNA'?
homoadvocats are saying this will not stand based on Brown vs. Board of Education.
They are using the immutable trait myth of homosexuality to push that this is a seperate but equal ruling.
They also say they will be able to have the legislature force homoseuxal marriage upon the people when the democrats take office.
IOW democrat party in office=homosexual marriage.
I think you have nailed it.
Fools like McCain are trying to pass the buck by saying it is up to the courts and it is too early.
McCain is a fool and in fact is not opposed to homsexual attacks on marriage. He knows the issue is suicide and yet he did not vote for the Marriage amendment TWICE.
One of two big wins for the good guys today! Hooray!
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