Thursday, February 27, 2014

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas’ Ban on Same-Sex Marriage- Sam Schwall- 1st period


            This week I read the article, Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas’ Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, by Manny Fernandez for the New York Times. This article discusses Judge Orlando L. Garcia’s striking down of Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage. The Judge wrote, “Without a rational relation to a legitimate governmental purpose, state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our United States Constitution.” This is a big step as Texas is a highly populated and extremely conservative state. Republicans, including Gov. Rick Perry, claim that this is an issue of voting being wrongly taken to court, but many agree that this ban is unconstitutional.

            I thin that even though this has no immediate effect on same-sex couples marrying, this a step in the right direction and is telling us that Texas is closer to granting equal rights to same-sex couples. What do you think?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/us/texas-judge-strikes-down-state-ban-on-same-sex-marriage.html?_r=0

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