Advocate.com News Federal judge strikes down Nebraska marriage ban
U.S. district Judge Joseph Bataillon ruled that Nebraska's ban on same sex marriages imposes significant burdens on the rights of gays. Maybe Judge Bataillon should use a dictionary (see below)
mar·riage
Pronunciation: 'mar-ij
Function: noun
1 : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a legal, consensual, and contractual relationship recognized and sanctioned by and dissolvable only by law see also DIVORCE
2 : the ceremony containing certain legal formalities by which a marriage relationship is created
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
I'm starting to wonder why we vote, it doesn't really matter the judicial branch seems to have control. There are supposed to be three equal branches of government, not one ruling branch and two supporting branches. The majority is being ruled by the minority in this country and it needs to stop.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Federal judge strikes down Nebraska marriage ban
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