Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional
You’ve probably heard it by now, but a federal judge has ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional (; mirror).
(In case you’d forgotten, Proposition 8 was a ballot initiative that took away millions of Californians’ right to marry, on the grounds that they love the wrong kinds of people.)
Any moment now, I expect to hear explanations of how earthquakes, wildfires, el niño, the poor box office showing of Mel Gibson’s next project, and Pet Shop Boys concerts are all expressions of God’s wrath.
/me raises a Cosmopolitan (which several sites list as a contender for the gayest drink ever) to the Californian gay community.
Update, 18:04: Tony Perkins of the Patriarchy Family Research Council criticizes the ruling, on the grounds that, well, one-man-one-woman is how it’s always been. He also compares this ruling to Roe v. Wade. Which, I can’t help noticing, the right-wingers still haven’t managed to overturn despite decades of trying.
No word from NOM NOM NOM yet.
Update, 18:17: NOM tweets
NOM Decries Federal Court Decision Invalidating Proposition 8. http://ow.ly/2l9qm #prop8 #NO4M
Full text of their rebuttal:
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Update, 18:30: An obviously butthurt Heritage Foundation whines about “judicial activism”.
Update, 19:20: Newsweek/WaPo’s On Faith has a roundup of religious people’s reactions.
Update, 21:56: Hemant Mehta points out this kook fight, where Liberty Counsel bitches at the Alliance Defense Fund for not letting them help defend Prop 8 in court.