Posted on 10/24/2006 7:34:45 PM PDT by dukeman
TRENTON, N.J. (BP)--The New Jersey Supreme Court will issue its much-awaited decision on "gay marriage" on Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST, the court announced Tuesday afternoon.
The ruling by the seven-member court could make New Jersey the second state in the nation to legalize "gay marriage" -- a decision that almost certainly would have an impact on elections nationwide, particularly ones in the eight states considering constitutional marriage amendments. Massachusetts' highest court issued a decision in 2003 legalizing "gay marriage" there.
A ruling against "gay marriage" would be another major legal setback for homosexual activists in their quest to redefine marriage nationwide. They lost at the supreme court level in New York and Washington state earlier this year.
The ruling will be handed down on the last day that New Jersey Chief Justice Deborah Poritz is sitting on the bench. Under state law, justices must retire at age 70, which she turns on Thursday.
Homosexual activists are optimistic that the court will side with them. The New Jersey Supreme Court is the same one that in 1999 unanimously ruled that the Boy Scouts could not prevent homosexuals from becoming troop leaders. Poritz wrote the opinion. The decision was reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The "gay marriage" case is Lewis v. Harris.
Portiz will retire and move somewhere else where she won't be bothered by gays.
New Jersey Supreme Gay Marriage Decision being handed down ToMORrOW
They'll have to find some technicality to deny this one and then rule in favor of the sodomists in a case after the election.
This decision will prove it.
The Dems worst nightmare is if the New Jersey's supremes legalize gay marriage.
Rove you magnificent bastard!
Well, I am surprised they did not find a way to delay the decision. If they make the liberal pro-gay ruling right before the election, it will be a disaster for the Democrats.
yes, and that "something" is the state's denial to grant marriage to a same sex couple. if they rule that is against the law, gay marriage is in.
Iraq? What's Iraq?
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