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James Dobson from the right-wing Colorado Springs Christian group, Focus on the Family, is on the defensive today as the latest ruling on same-sex marriage comes in loud and clear. The battleground are the new gay marriage rulings that have just come in from the state of
Wednesday Oct. 25, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided in a strong vote to give state lawmakers six months to come up with legislation that will give gay couples the right to marry or gain the rights of marriage under the state?s jurisdiction.
?Nothing less than the future of the American family hangs in the balance if we allow one-man, one-woman marriage to be redefined out of existence,? said Dobson in a press release sent out today.
This news did not bode well on Wednesday for the members of other right-wing Christian churches in
Traditional Values Coalition?s ?Be Involved ? Make a Difference? mega vote sign up campaign uses the internet to encourage members to write letters backing the ?We the People Act.? Sponsored by Republican Ron Paul of
The hope is that by using the votes of congregations along with other conservative Coloradans a change in the words of the
In spite of this, in the face of an increasing fight most Coloradans are becoming weary of the politics and religion surrounding the issues.
?The president takes his oath of office to protect the Constitution, not an ideology or creed. I find it amazing I have to remind alleged conservatives of this basic fact,? says Time magazine columnist Andrew Sullivan in his Oct. 23 blog entry for ?The Deep Dish.?
?It?s clear Amendment 43 is trying to change the Bill of Rights of the constitution in
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-Sources for this article include CBSTV4 Denver, OnePlace.com, MSNBC, Colorado Springs Gazette, Rocky Mt. News, CNN, Focus on the Family magazine, Associated Press
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I hate to say this as an opponent of 43 and supporter of “I”, but doesn’t the NJ decision help 43’s backers, because Colorado’s liberal court could hand down the same kind of decision unless the state constitution keeps it from doing so?
It seems to me that the NJ decision destroys the 43 backers’ argument that it is “totally unnecessary” to ban gay marriage in the state constitution if you’re opposed to same-sex unions.
In the eyes of Colorado conservatives and Republicans, the Colorado Supreme Court is very partisan and quite willing to make laws that are backed by the left.
There is no faith that the Colorado Supreme Court would be objective or fair in ruling on such a case. Thus, if a majority on the court believes in same-sex unions and gay marriage, they would find a way to follow New Jersey’s Supreme Court.
Tell me I’m wrong, because I’m discouraged by the thought that Colorado voters will show themselves to be as hateful as a cult.
Just found this at wsj.com:
If the courts in Colorado were to come along and say that same-sex couples have to be treated the same under law as opposite-sex couples because of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, then it simply does not matter if a ban on same-sex marriage is in state statute or state constitution. It would still be struck down.
One thing the Radical Right keeps ttying to sell to voters (and with a lot of success) is that putting things in the state constitution will protect them from the courts. It won’t. The only thing that putting something in the state constitution does (besides junking it up) is make it harder for the legislature to get rid of it.
Under the current situation, we have a ban on same-sex marriage in this state; for better or worse, it’s already in law. Passing Amendment 43 does not change this, it only repeats what is already in law.
It’s a pointless Amendment. It serves no purpose to spell out (possibly unconstitutional) discrimination in the state constitution.
Vote NO on 43 and let’s move on to a real issue.
Sorry, but I think you’re wrong.
See the piece on the home page about the Grand Junction paper changing its endorsement on 43 because of the NJ decision.
Things are moving quickly.
The Sentinel’s move was idiotic.
I believe you’re correct – the State Supreme Court can’t rule on the State Constitution based on the U.S. Constitution; that ruling has to come from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The NJ Decision wasn’t based on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, though – it was based on an Equal Rights clause in the NJ State Constitution. It has no applicability here in Colorado – we have a much weaker Equal Rights clause.
There are many instances of the State Supreme Court ruling a state constitutional provision to be unconstitutional. Anti-gay Amendment 2 from 1992 is a good example.
Congressional term limits was struck down by the SSC.
A couple of anti-reproductive-rights initiatives were struck down in the late 90’s
There are a just a few that popped into my head right away.