Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Supreme Court is considering both the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act and the 2008 Proposition 8 case.
The U.S. Supreme Court is in the midst of a landmark time in Washington, D.C.: On Tuesday, the nation's highest court heard testimony on Proposition 8, the California law that stripped legal equality from gay couples in that state. On Wednesday, the justices are hearing testimony on former President Bill Clinton's 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, a bill LGBT people and allies call discriminatory—and a law Clinton now says he regrets signing and promoting. Just last week, Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio hit the Sunday talk-show circuit to talk of the need for an end to the national stigmatization against gays and lesbians and their families. Meanwhile, anti-gay churches and groups such as …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
President Obama made his historic pronouncement during an interview with ABC News.
President Barack Obama has publicly come out in support of gay marriage, the first time in history that a sitting U.S. President has ever done so. Obama gave the news to ABC News' Robin Roberts in an interview that will air on ABCs “Good Morning America" on Thursday. "I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Christie vetoed the bill, as promised, the same day it arrived on his desk.
Governor Christie conditionally vetoed the gay marriage bill Friday afternoon, delivering on his promise of "swift action" against the measure, which passed in both houses of the Legislature this week. Christie's veto came a day after the state Assembly passed the bill legalizing same-sex marriages by a 42-33 vote. The governor, an opponent of gay marriage, had promised "very swift action" if the bill passed in both houses. The Senate approved the bill Monday in a 24-16 vote. In a prepared statement Friday, the governor said the best approach would be to strengthen the state's current civil union law and suggested appointing an ombudsman to handle discrimination complaints from gay couples. "I have been just as adamant that same-sex …
Monday, February 13, 2012
The senate has passed bill for its legalization, but Gov. Christie has repeatedly said he would veto it.
The issue has been a political football in New Jersey for a while, especially since our neighbors in New York legalized it. Now, the state senate wants to follow suit. The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill to legalize gay marriage in this state, paving the way for same-sex couples to finally be recognized here beyond the "civil unions" already in place. But, hold on a second. Gov. Chris Christie has repeatedly said he would veto such a bill for legalized gay marriage. So, unless he has had a change of heart, this passage will likely not go very far. But, should it? Is it time for gay marriage in New Jersey to follow the example of a number of other states in the U.S., including our neighbors to the direct north, and be legalized? Or, are…
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Patch wants to know how you feel about having gay couples treated just like heterosexual couples under law.
Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday announced that he wants New Jersey voters to take up the issue of same-sex marriage. Specifically, he wants the issue of marriage equality put on the November ballot so that residents can decide whether their LGBT neighbors should, for the first time ever, be treated equally under state civil law. Christie said it would take a three-fifths vote in the state legislature to get the issue onto the general election ballot. The governor, a well-known foe of marriage equality, added that if the General Assembly and Senate send him a pro-equality bill, he will veto it. If the voters approve equality, however, he said he will uphold their choice. The governor made his wish known just days after NJ.com reported that a…
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9:22 am on Sunday, March 31, 2013
I see that the atheist are still trying to defend the indefensible. When atheists hear that a fellow atheist now believes or acknowledges the existence of God they become frenetic. We have Michael and Kermit who are so discombobulated by the truth they attempt to obliterate all historical facts. Michael and Kermit try to defend their argument by using nugatory lies fabricated by atheists How do I… more ›