California judge rules opposite of Minnesota Supreme Court on gay marriage issue
By Tim Campbell
(timcampbellxyx@yahoo.com)
On March 14, California Superior (Trial Court) Judge Richard Kramer wrote: "Same sex marriage cannot be prohibited solely because California has always done so before."
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled virtually the opposite back in 1971 (Baker v Nelson) arguing Minnesota can forbid gay marriage because: "The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman, uniquely involving the procreation an rearing of children within a family, is as old as the book of Genesis."
Furthermore, in 1972, the U. S. Supreme Court refused to review the Minnesota decision for lack of a "substantial Federal question"
If the California Supreme comes to a different decision than Minnesota, I believe the U.S. Supreme Court will be forced to address this issue. Federal potentates from the prez to the members of Congress have now made gay marriage a "substantial Federal question."
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