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Federal judge says he will issue a ruling that will strike down Ohio's ban on gay marriage.

Blog Last Activity 10 years ago 367 views 2 comments
<p>A Federal judge has announced that on April 14th, he will find the Ohio ban on the recognition of same sex marriages to be unconstitutional. This will mean that the state will have to recognize marriages of same sex couples performed in other states. It does not mean that Ohio will be required to perfom same sex marriages. At least that is the current reading of the decision to be published on April 14. This is great news for Ohio residents. And another blow for freedom.</p>

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10 years ago

Conservative activist Kerry Messer, president of the Missouri Family Network, filed with a court seeking an immediate injunction against Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon Wednesday over an executive order allowing gay couples married in other states to file joint tax returns in the state. Messer was joined by Don Hinkle, Justin Mosher, and Joseph Ortweth. The group is claiming that Nixon’s executive order violates the Missouri Constitution’s provision banning same-sex marriage. - It was on the news this morning that the courts have said Nixon's executive order (which caused a huge hissy fit from Republicans) in no way legalizes or endorses same sex marriage by the state of Missouri so they are NOT going to intervene. What gets me is when a liberal group does this sort of thing you have a whole slew of conservative blow hard's who take to the air ways saying "just a bunch of crying liberal's can't get there way so they go to court. I ask, isn't that exactly what this group did on the conservative side? Couple get distinct tax advantages in Missouri and these CONS want to take full advantage of that while at the same time they want to deny the very same advantages to same sex couples who are every bit as committed as heterosexual couples. Same old tired bullshit from the same "patriots" They are all about defending freedom, just as long as its THEIR freedom and not those who are god forbid, different from them.

10 years ago

yes Thomas Attorney General instructed that all legislation same would be challenged by the federal courts.. bravo to him and Obama for initiating equality legislation. Now the coward politicians can claim THEY didn't allow it but the Courts did, just like our cowards in Canada.