Watch as Michigan plaintiffs hear the news that Gay Marriage ban struck down

[William769]

[Gothmog]

1. This makes me smile

Thanks for posting

[William769]

2. That made my day.

[Gothmog]

3. The last couple of paragraphs of the opinion are amazing

The key issue in this case was whether same sex couples made good parents for children (or could adopt children as a couple). The court made an amazing ruling http://www.scribd.com/doc/213770186/2-12-cv-10285-151-Michigan-Decision

No court record of this proceeding could ever fully convey the personal sacrifice of these two plaintiffs who seek to ensure that the state may no longer impair the rights of their children and the thousands of other snow being raised by same-sex couples. It is the Court’s fervent hope that these children will grow up “to understand the integrity and closeness of their own family and its concord with other families in their community and in their daily lives.” Windsor, 133 S. Ct. at 2694. Today’s decision is a step in that direction, and affirms the enduring principle that regardless of whoever finds favor in the eyes of the most recent majority, the guarantee of equal protection must prevail.

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY DECLARED that Article I, § 25 of the Michigan Constitution and its implementing statutes are unconstitutional because they violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

4. Thanks for the post. Amazing video. Amazing ruling.

Judge Friedman totally destroys the state's "expert" witnesses (bolding mine).

The Court finds Regnerus’s testimony entirely unbelievable and not worthy of serious consideration... While Regnerus maintained that the funding source did not affect his impartiality as a researcher, the Court finds this testimony unbelievable. The funder clearly wanted a certain result, and Regnerus obliged.

The Court was unable to accord the testimony of Marks, Price, and Allen any significant weight. Marks’s testimony is largely unbelievable... They, along with Regnerus, clearly represent a fringe viewpoint that is rejected by the vast majority of their colleagues across a variety of social science fields.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/213770186/2-12-cv-10285-151-Michigan-Decision

[William769]

5. Agreed.

[Tx4obama]

6. And now the asshole AG is requesting an emergency stay and filing an appeal. AP article link below

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Attorney General Bill Schuette said he would immediately ask a federal appeals court to freeze Friedman's decision and prevent same-sex couples from marrying while he appeals the case.

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Full AP article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAY_MARRIAGE_MICHIGAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-21-17-43-43

[William769]

7. I know. Thanks.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024705663

[rhett o rick]

8. k&r thanks for posting.

[Cha]

9. Kick!

thank you, William

[yuiyoshida]

10. Awesome

K&R

[Iliyah]

11. K & R

[blkmusclmachine]

12. The Regnerus "study" got its day in Court, and was found totally lacking !!!