Even if the judges don't rule in our favor as to the unconstitutionality of Prop 8 as a whole, I can't imagine them invalidating the marriages that were already performed. They were entered into in good faith, and there's no valid legal reason to invalidate them.
From a legal standpoint, I can understand why they're going there. Part of the plaintiffs' argument is that the existence of the marriages performed before Nov 4 creates a second layer of inequality which cannot stand under the current interpretation of equal protection. If you get rid of the old gay marriages that argument holds no weight.
From a moral standpoint, they're hateful, heartless lumps of excrement, wastes of valuable protoplasm, and I hope they all die alone and in pain for what they're trying to do to my family.
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Date: 2008-12-20 12:30 am (UTC)From a legal standpoint, I can understand why they're going there. Part of the plaintiffs' argument is that the existence of the marriages performed before Nov 4 creates a second layer of inequality which cannot stand under the current interpretation of equal protection. If you get rid of the old gay marriages that argument holds no weight.
From a moral standpoint, they're hateful, heartless lumps of excrement, wastes of valuable protoplasm, and I hope they all die alone and in pain for what they're trying to do to my family.