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Old 08-16-2010, 08:51 PM   #156
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Just like I figured.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100816/...marriage_trial

Force this baby up to the Supreme Court, and get this issue settled once and for all.

I'm by no means an expert on this stuff, but I don't think this guarantees that the Supreme Court will consider the issue--it's a temporary stay while the 9th circuit rules--which won't happen until December.

I'm a little surprised that the 9th circuit granted the stay, but I think we should be a bit cautious about the "liberal" and "conservative" labels here. All the courts are considering is whether Proposition 8 is consistent with the constitution, not whether gay marriage should or should not be allowed in principle.
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