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Sam_Handwich
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12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - New ad in support of N... · 0 replies · +3 points
/sarcasm off
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Breaking: California d... · 0 replies · +25 points
this Court finds that Congress cannot, like an ostrich, merely bury its head in the sand and wait for danger to pass, especially at the risk of permitting continued constitutional injury upon legally married couples. The fact that the issue is socially divisive does nothing to relieve the judiciary of its obligation to examine the constitutionality of the discriminating classifications in the law.
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The first factor courts consider is whether the class has suffered a history of discrimination. There is no dispute in the record that lesbians and gay men have experienced a long history of discrimination.
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Regardless of the evidence that a tiny percentage of gay men or lesbians may experience some flexibility along the continuum of their sexuality or the scientific consensus that sexual orientation is unchangeable, the Court finds persuasive the holding in the Ninth Circuit that sexual orientation is recognized as a defining and immutable characteristic because it is so fundamental to one’s identity.
12 years ago @ HillBuzz.org - Sheriff Paul Babeu: An... · 1 reply · +5 points
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - The problem with Gov. ... · 2 replies · +6 points
The holding in Goodridge, by which we are bound, is that group classifications based on unsupportable distinctions, such as that embodied in the proposed bill, are invalid under the Massachusetts Constitution. The history of our nation has demonstrated that separate is seldom, if ever, equal....
We are of the opinion that Senate No. 2175 violates the equal protection and due process requirements of the Constitution of the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. .... The bill maintains an unconstitutional, inferior, and discriminatory status for same-sex couples
The answer to the question is "No."
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - What to watch today in... · 2 replies · +2 points
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - What to know about tom... · 2 replies · +1 points
My feeling has been that the decisions on Standing and Recusal will be unanimous, while the Due Process/Equal Protection question will be split in our favor. (Of course, i also thought the Patriots would win the super bowl)
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - BREAKING: 9th Circuit ... · 1 reply · +11 points
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Washington Senate to v... · 2 replies · +4 points
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Washington Senate to v... · 0 replies · +1 points
12 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Washington Senate to v... · 1 reply · +3 points
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