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Originally Posted by iamkeri1
Ms Tinkerbelly,
Since this decision has been made in a federal court, does it generalize to other (all?) states. Will this be used (or could it be used) to strike down all laws banning gay marriage?... and other restriction of gay folks civil rights? How about it's impact on tg/ts folk?
When I first heard about the ruling I was very excited. When I heard news commentators discuss the widespread impact of this ruling, I got even more excited. What is your opinion regarding the universality of this judgement?
I thank you for the time you have put in to making this understandable for all of us.
Smooches,
Keri
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I just read my first thing in the morning not much coffee answer and realized I wanted to be clear on one of the questions you asked.
snip{Since this decision has been made in a federal court, does it generalize to other (all?) states. }
Since the case in California is based on the 14th amedment to the Constitution of the United States, the answer is
Yes it will affect all 50 States. It would be the same as the rulings ending the ban on interracial marriage....consistant across the country, whether the bigots liked it or not.