the prop 8 supreme court decision moment by moment countdown thread- Page 4

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:05pm

Sheridan Square, 6 PM

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Meet at 6pm in Sheridan Square - 7th Ave and Christopher Street (near Stonewall Bar in the West Village) to join the march to Union Square (south side) where we all will rally (starting there about/after 6:45pm)!

Join:
Marriage Equality New York
Metropolitan Community Church
Lambda Legal
Civil Rights Front
Broadway Impact
Human Rights Campaign
Empire State Pride Agenda
Assemblymember Danny O'Donnell
Senator Thomas Duane
several couples married in California (and who want to stay married!)
and many more...

To volunteer to help the rally be even more successful,
email [e-mail]
We need marshalls, signature collectors for our petitions, donation helpers, organizers, general helpers, and many more tasks. WE NEED HELP...PLEASE VOLUNTEER!

Go to www.dayofdecision.com for info on your local event!

Updated On: 5/26/09 at 02:05 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:08pm

My dad's in his room celebrating.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:12pm

CATS - your dad's celebration won't be long-lived.

Taz - I think the loopholes are there on purpose - leaves the door open for further challenges.

I hope everyone who objects to the ruling will be at some rally today. It's not enough to bitch about it online. And wear white!

[fflagg]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:17pm

And Obama will be totally neutral. He is a coward who ironically as our first [and last?] black president will treat the gay community like Rosa Parks.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:18pm

Anyone in San Francisco? I just heard that protesters have blocked off Van Ness Ave and the protest has gone from peaceful to angry.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:22pm

good. i hope it goes from angry, to violent.

[TulitaPepsi]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:25pm

Cats, I think you should give your dad a big tray of Ex-Lax brownies for him to celebrate with.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:26pm

ABC 7 in San Fran (i'm looking at streaming video) just showed protestors blocking na intersection, peacefully, but i then they went back to regular programming so i didnt catcht he street name.


CBS san fran website has streaming vid from their helicopter.

Updated On: 5/26/09 at 02:26 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:27pm

Here is footage of the protest in front of the California Supreme Court building- they blocked traffic all but immediately. I think you can hear one driver say "But I'm Gay- can i get through here?"
towleroad

[gcal]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:27pm

I'm in SF, work on Van Ness. Traffic seems to be moving normally up here, but I can't see down to City Hall.

[romantico]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:31pm

Judges in Prop 8 case threatened

http://www.365gay.com/news/judges-in-prop-8-case-threatened/

Are they actually surprised by this?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:33pm

I want those judges to explain to me how they can take rights away from one group of people and still leave the one that did get married alone?

So, my marriage is okay because I managed to get in before some deadline and everyone else is screwed?!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:34pm

.... and by celebrating Cats , you mean whacking off to a stack of straight porn?

[tazber]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:42pm

It's so nonsensical that some gays can remain married, but all others are prohibited.

Fundamentally, that is absurd.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:47pm

I pray that there are no fatalities or other serious injuries among the protestors.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:54pm

So, Zone, where are you going to protest?

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:57pm

Nowhere unfortunately, I work evenings. and don't have the ability to miss a day and still pay my rent.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:02pm

As it was explained to me, laws cannot be enforced retro-actively. The already existing marriages can exist, but there can be no new ones until such time as the law forbidding them is struck down.

Fflag, Obama isn't totally neutral. He does not support same-sex marriage. I bet Barack Obama is a happy man today. He's just gotten more confirmation of his bigotry toward gays.

Updated On: 5/26/09 at 03:02 PM

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:06pm

There's protests going on RIGHT NOW in NY...

But you have to work tonight...

[Jilani]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:07pm

If Prop 8 had specifically included language invalidating the existing marriages, that likely would have been upheld as well. Since it didn't, the court took the opportunity to preserve the existing marriages. The court gave the most favorable ruling that we could have hoped for given the underlying legal precedents and the fact that California has a f**ed up system for amending its constitution. I understand people are angry, but in my opinion, it's a mistake to direct that anger at the court - their hands were tied due to California's strange system. And don't forget, this is the court that legalized gay marriage in California in the first place, and made it possible for even these 18,000 couples to get married.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:07pm

"Oh yes, sorry, i should have clarified. The blood i want, is that of the bigots."

I'll probably get strung up for this but I don't want anyone to die or be seriously injured. Are they wrong? Yes. Are they stupid? Yes. Should they die for that? I don't think so.

In my opinion killing or hurting the bigots just brings the protestors down to their level. IMO, it's no different than a bigot beating and/or killing a gay. An eye for an eye just leaves everyone blind.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:08pm

It's easy to ask for it when you are just sitting in your apartment.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:12pm

there is a rumor floating around that one of the judge's said that he upheld 8 because diva's wedding pics made him feel all tingly in his naughty place. it's only a rumor and hasn't been reported yet by any reputable news organization. just cnn so far.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:28pm

Would you gays rather have all the gays who got married be invalidated too?

I doubt Obama's a bigot. Rather, he's a shrewd politician who is going against his beliefs because he's afraid of losing his political clout.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:29pm

If anyone got tingly off of that picture, I'm sorry for them.

Updated On: 5/26/09 at 03:29 PM