Comments on: Thoughts on a Post-Election Morning http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2008/11/05/thoughts-on-a-post-election-morning/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2008/11/05/thoughts-on-a-post-election-morning/#comment-45247 Kelson Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:42:52 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=3021#comment-45247 Yeah, I read that too, sometime after I wrote this post. Someone official, I think the state attorney general, stated that since the marriages were legal at the time they were performed, and Prop 8 didn't have any retroactive language (and really, can they? Aren't ex post facto laws prohibited by the US constitution?), that those marriages remain on the books. So that's at least <em>something</em>. But I'm sure it'll take a legal challenge to make it stick. Yeah, I read that too, sometime after I wrote this post. Someone official, I think the state attorney general, stated that since the marriages were legal at the time they were performed, and Prop 8 didn’t have any retroactive language (and really, can they? Aren’t ex post facto laws prohibited by the US constitution?), that those marriages remain on the books.

So that’s at least something.

But I’m sure it’ll take a legal challenge to make it stick.

]]> By: West http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2008/11/05/thoughts-on-a-post-election-morning/#comment-45232 West Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:51:58 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=3021#comment-45232 I'm happy about Obama's win, too. I agree that McCain seemed more like the guy I respected years, ago, but I don't give him much credit for showing love to the guy he'd been hating on for so long. He ran a disgusting campaign. Sadly, Florida's Amendment 2 passed, as well. It's pretty embarrassing. But, regarding Cali, from what I (mis?)understand, those who are married remain married. Those same-sex couples who were not married are now banned from doing so. But maybe that was just the one commentator's opinion. I think the state issue differed from the situation in San Fran, some years back. I’m happy about Obama’s win, too.
I agree that McCain seemed more like the guy I respected years, ago, but I don’t give him much credit for showing love to the guy he’d been hating on for so long. He ran a disgusting campaign.
Sadly, Florida’s Amendment 2 passed, as well. It’s pretty embarrassing. But, regarding Cali, from what I (mis?)understand, those who are married remain married. Those same-sex couples who were not married are now banned from doing so. But maybe that was just the one commentator’s opinion. I think the state issue differed from the situation in San Fran, some years back.

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