Gay marriage overcomes historic hurdle in Conn.
In a historic 4-3 ruling on Friday, the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a state ban on same-sex marriage, effective Oct. 28.
Connecticut now becomes the third state to legalize gay marriage, following Massachusetts and California.
Gay and lesbian advocates called the ruling, which cannot be appealed because the case involves the state constitution, “a turning point on gay issues,” in the words of George Chauncey, an expert on gay marriage and director of Yale’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies program.
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell has said that she...
Well, Sarah, by that argument I suppose you'd argue it should still be illegal to use birth control (Griswold v. CT) and legal for school systems to be racially segregated (Brown v. Board of Education). The courts absolutely do have a role in protecting individual liberties, precisely when the legislature abrogates them in ways that are unconstitutional.
Kudos to CT and its Supreme Court.
I'm looking forward to officiating at same-sex marriages (formerly civil unions) as well as opposite-sex marriages.
Washington CT USA 06793
Please don't mention those ancient Supreme Court cases! Obscure facts. Even some of our Vice Presidential candidates would never know what you are talking about!! Cite blogs, talk radio shows and hate speech as facts, but please leave out the history lesson.
Don't these politicians have something better to do with their time then to focus on sex?
Why can't these politikos leave the fags alone?
They don't even make up one percent of the population.
What is the fascination with the bedroom anyways?
Who really cares if they want to get married or not?
I'm more concern with economics then what's going on in my neighbors house.
Grow up you hillbillies.
This decision, regardless of one's individual political views, cannot possibly be hailed as democratic. How can it be when the Connecticut Supreme Court altered our constitution without even consulting the voters? As a registered Connecticut voter, I feel strongly that I should have been consulted about such an important decision before my state decided to change its constitution.