From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Semicolon Saved San Francisco RE: BRin-L - are we average? (was RE: FederalMarraige[sic]Amendment)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:29:04 -0500
At 01:57 PM 2/18/2004 -0500 Jon Gabriel wrote: >I assume you've been watching the news about the semicolon that saved San >Francisco. It's been nice having something to cheer about while watching >the local newscast. :-D
I presume by the smiley that you aren't serious.
Surely that kind of judicial ruling is not good for a free society.
No, I'm totally serious. I have zero problem with judges sending it back if there were errors in it. They are completely entitled to do so under the law, even if the error in question may seem frivolous to a layperson.
Personally, I'm cheering for other reasons. I strongly support gay marriage. Last year a friend's partner died unexpectedly. He and my friend had been together for several years and were living together for more than a year. As sometimes happens, since both were in their early 30's with no health problems, neither had thought to update their wills.
For months now, I've watched a very dear friend whom I've known since childhood go through pure hell as his partner's family and friends (who had incidentally rejected his partner when he came out) have acted like vultures at a feast. My friend is entitled to few or no rights under either federal or his state's law. Had they been able to get married, things would have been very different.
As far as I'm concerned, this is purely a matter of dignity, respect and human decency.
Jon
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