Cinchntouch, I expect a wedding invite!

[lady_kishiria]

The California Supreme Court just gave the green light to same-sex marriages in this state:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24649689/

(Caveat: I do not believe in government overseeing marriages. Nonetheless, since the possibility of government pulling out of the marriage business seems highly unlikely, wrap this one up, I'll take it.)

Sometimes I'm asked why I am for same sex marriage in a state that has domestic partnerships. My answer is that if you have a MARRIAGE you know what to expect. Domestic partnerships are not the same thing as civil unions are not the same thing as marriage. If you are married you know you have to go to divorce court when the marriage ends. If you're in a domestic partnership you do as well, but it's not obvious from the name.

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I have to wonder, the couples who got married on that one weekend it was allowed in San Francisco, do they have to get married again? This may be a sinister plot on the part of the Tux rental stores. ::grin::

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

I imagine they have to get married again. That was on a city-only level, and the reason those licenses were invalid was that a city in this country does not have the authority to license marriages.

[cinchntouch.livejournal.com]

They would need to get married again since the weddings were declared null and void in the first place. In the eyes of the law the SF weddings never happened.