Great Day for Civil Rights

Hey Guys,

This post has nothing to do with horoscopes, so if you had your heart set on one of those, just skip this post.

First off, I support Gay Rights. It's never made sense to me that the US denied some of it's citizens it's rights, and I think it's great that some states are supporting its citizens like it should. Up until yesterday though, the list was very short, and it consisted of Massachusetts. Well, now it's up to two and it's California and Massachusetts.

The vote for gay marriage has gone through twice, and was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger, but he explained he vetoed because it was going through the courts. The courts finally made a decision and it states:
Accordingly, in light of the conclusions we reach concerning the
constitutional questions brought to us for resolution, we determine that the
language of section 300 limiting the designation of marriage to a union "between a
man and a woman" is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute, and
that the remaining statutory language must be understood as making the
designation of marriage available both to opposite-sex and same-sex couples. In
addition, because the limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples imposed be
section 308.5 can have no constitutionally permissible effect in light of the
constitutional conclusions set forth in this opinion, that provision cannot stand.
Plaintiffs are entitled to the issuance of a writ of mandate directing the
appropriate state officials to take all actions necessary to effectuate our ruling in
this case so as to ensure that county clerks and other local officials throughout the
state, in performing their duty to enforce the marriage statutes in their
jurisdictions, apply those provisions in a manner consistent with the decision of
this court. Further, as the prevailing parties, plaintiffs are entitled to their costs.

Now, I don't live in California. I can only hope that Louisiana and other states will soon follow suit, but I can't see that happening anytime soon. I might just move to California.

Also, Congratulations to Ellen Degeneres and Portia Di Rossi on their engagement!

Love,
Slayre