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Prop. 8 Stay May Be Lifted Today, West Hollywood Ready to Marry Gay Couples
I have no idea which way this will go, I do hope that people are able to start getting married ASAP -- but the judge may try to silence his critics by staying his own ruling.
I know there are people in CA who think their vote was just "thrown out" by a federal judge. That is not the case at all. In fact, the state supreme court upheld their vote and the state constitution was amended. Their vote was upheld... the new version of the CA state constitution however, does not provide equal protection to gays and lesbians.
Good luck to those fighting this battle, and best wishes to the 600 couples waiting to take the leap in West Hollywood today!!
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker will issue a ruling today on whether or not he will continue a stay on his Proposition 8 decision, which found the anti-gay marriage ballot measure to be unconstitutional.
If Walker lifts the stay, gay and lesbian couples could marry as soon as the decision is handed down. Los Angeles County and West Hollywood officials are already gearing up for such a possibility.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed briefs with Walker last week, asking the judge to lift the stay.
The ruling is expected to come between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, according to the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which organized and helped fund the lawsuit that overturned Proposition 8.
West Hollywood officials have said that if the stay is lifted, they plan to marry couples as soon as possible. West Hollywood City Council members have already been deputized to officiate over weddings, and couples will need to make appointments with the city clerk's office.
I have no idea which way this will go, I do hope that people are able to start getting married ASAP -- but the judge may try to silence his critics by staying his own ruling.
I know there are people in CA who think their vote was just "thrown out" by a federal judge. That is not the case at all. In fact, the state supreme court upheld their vote and the state constitution was amended. Their vote was upheld... the new version of the CA state constitution however, does not provide equal protection to gays and lesbians.
Good luck to those fighting this battle, and best wishes to the 600 couples waiting to take the leap in West Hollywood today!!