On May 29 I had another great experience. The Family Research Council had a press conference at the National Press Club concerning the recent California Supreme Court decision on homosexual marriage. There was a four person panel that included Ken Blackwell (former Secretary of State for Ohio), Matt Staver (lawyer working on California case; president of Liberty Council and Liberty University School of Law), Glen Lavy (lawyer working on California case; works for the Alliance Defense Fund), and finally Tony Perkins (President of the Family Research Council).
The panel was kind enough to verse the attendees with a little background about the California decision. In 2000, Californians passed super statue 22 that banned homosexual marriage in their state. A super statue cannot be overturned by the legislature, however it can be deemed unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court. And that is exactly what happened just a few weeks ago.
The court has now set a date for their decision to take effect. On June 17, 2008 homosexuals will be permitted to legally marry one another in the state of California. This will not last long, however, because the people of California have already collected enough signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Most likely, if they vote as they did in 2000, the people of California will overturn the decision of the Supreme Court and permanently outlaw homosexual marriage in their state. With this in place, no California State governing body will be able to overturn this law, unless the people decide to change the amendment later down the road.
However, the time between June 17, 2008 and November 2008 will allow four months for homosexuals to come from all over the country and obtain a marriage license from the state of California. Because California has no residency laws, homosexuals can fly in on the weekend, get married, fly out Monday and on Tuesday demand that their marriage be legally recognized in their home state!
Get ready for a fight all over the country - coming to a city near you on June 18.
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