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This is fantastic news! It is a violation of equal protection under the laws. I am sure that the state will appeal. Erlich has said that he believes marriage should be between one man and one woman. Yeah, whatever.
We shall see what happens as this case goes through the appellate process.
Maryland ban on gay marriage is struck down
Judge finds 33-year-old state law to be unconstitutional
BALTIMORE - A judge on Friday struck down a 33-year-old Maryland law against same-sex marriage, agreeing with 19 gay men and women that it violates the state constitution’s guarantee of equal rights.
The ruling by Judge M. Brooke Murdock rejected a state argument that the government had a legitimate interest in protecting the traditional family unit of heterosexual parents.
“Although tradition and societal values are important, they cannot be given so much weight that they alone will justify a discriminatory” law, she wrote.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10944712/
We shall see what happens as this case goes through the appellate process.
Maryland ban on gay marriage is struck down
Judge finds 33-year-old state law to be unconstitutional
BALTIMORE - A judge on Friday struck down a 33-year-old Maryland law against same-sex marriage, agreeing with 19 gay men and women that it violates the state constitution’s guarantee of equal rights.
The ruling by Judge M. Brooke Murdock rejected a state argument that the government had a legitimate interest in protecting the traditional family unit of heterosexual parents.
“Although tradition and societal values are important, they cannot be given so much weight that they alone will justify a discriminatory” law, she wrote.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10944712/