urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:soceolie soceoawesome soceoawesome 2008-10-11T19:45:14Z urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:soceolie:8017 2008-10-11T19:45:14Z 2008-10-11T19:45:14Z <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggHpQgcUQGmKwXWAJlkxmevPsKVQ">http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggHpQgcUQGmKwXWAJlkxmevPsKVQ</a><br /><br />Third US state legalizes gay marriage<br /><br />1 day ago<br /><br />NEW YORK (AFP) —<i> Connecticut on Friday became the third US state to legalize gay marriage, following a contested ruling by the northeastern state's supreme court.<br /><br />Judges on Connecticut's highest court voted four to three that the state's constitution does not permit barring gay and lesbian couples the same rights accorded to heterosexuals.<br /><br />The ruling follows similar decisions by Massachusetts, also in the northeast, and the west coast state of California.<br /><br />"In accordance with these state constitutional requirements, same sex couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry," said Judge Richard Palmer, speaking for the majority opinion.<br /><br />"Even though the right to marry is not enumerated in our constitution, it long has been deemed a basic civil right," Palmer said.<br /><br />The ruling came in response to a 2004 lawsuit challenging the ban on gay marriage. </i><br /><br />And the states fall like dominoes. Wonder when it'll be legalized here? Stupid hillbilly state will probably be the 10th last to legalize. D: urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:soceolie:5052 2008-08-29T12:12:15Z 2008-08-29T12:13:10Z Or up. I have to go to school in like 10 minutes -_- and I barely have time to reply in my pokemon Rp. <a href="http://s1.zetaboards.com/PokeGalaxy/index">http://s1.zetaboards.com/PokeGalaxy/index</a><br />"<br />I wonder who McCain will pick for VP today? *has no clue* god I hate going to school, but it's a necessary evil.<br /><br />More when I get home from school. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:soceolie:382 2008-03-31T00:55:24Z 2008-03-31T00:55:24Z I have evil, evil plans for this place. EVIL!