A week ago a friend sent me an email about all the women who suffered to get women’s rights to vote. Hard to imagine isn’t it? Sort of like trying to recall that at one time a black person was not allowed to sit in the front of a bus. Yes, we do live through interesting times. So this reversal comes as no surprise – but mark my words – GAY PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO MARRY IN THIS COUNTRY very soon.
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Mon, August 16, 2010 — 6:58 PM ET
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California Gay Marriage on Hold as Case Is Appealed
A U.S. appeals court panel on Monday ruled that same-sex couples could not marry in California while the court considers the constitutionality of the state’s gay marriage ban, according to wire reports.
But the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel set a relatively aggressive schedule for hearing the case, ordering lawyers to produce a series of briefs between Sept. 17 and Nov. 1.
The Monday decision by the appellate panel reverses a ruling last week by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, who had said marriages could resume while higher courts considered the matter.