California Greens condemn Democrats and Republicans on marriage equity ruling by state supreme court
In a press release the California Green Party called the California Supreme Court ruling in support of Proposition 8, which banned marriage equity in that state, a sad day for the state, and accused the Democratic and Republican parties of complicity in the state’s continued failure to recognize the rights of gay Americans to marry.
The press release quotes Lavender Greens co-chair Starlene Rankin saying
“It’s a very sad day when we lose rights and move backward, instead of forward, toward justice and equality. How can the court allow discrimination to be written into our statutes?”
The entire press release can be read by clicking this article’s headline.
Green Party calls state Supreme Court decision to uphold Prop. 8 a ’sad day’ for justice and equality; put blame not only on GOP, but Democratic Party
News Advisory
THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
http://www.cagreens.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Contact:
Cres Vellucci, press secretary, 916.996-9170 cvellucci@cagreens.org
Susan King, spokesperson, 415.823-5524 sking@cagreens.org
SACRAMENTO — The Green Party of California – in response to the California Supreme Court decision upholding Prop. 8’s ban against gay marriages – said today it’s a “sad day” when the “state moves backward instead of forward towards justice and equality.
The Green Party, which has supported same-sex marriages since its inception – the Democrats finally did it last year, said it was pleased that the court did validate the same-sex marriages already legalized.
“It’s a very sad day when we lose rights and move backward, instead of forward, toward justice and equality. How can the court allow discrimination to be written into our statutes?” said Starlene Rankin, Lavender Green Caucus co-chair.
“The decision goes against our country’s core values of liberty and justice and it will be overturned. The grassroots organizing has already begun and thousands of activists are motivated more than ever to restore equality at the ballot box,” she added.
“The result was not unexpected, and the legal apparatus of the state is behind the times, as the law generally is…it is a question of ‘when,’ not ‘if.” This is an example of irrational non-humanistic beliefs, and the naked political power of corporations, religious and otherwise,” said Shane Que Hee, co-coordinator of the GPCA Platform Committee.
“The mixed messages over Prop. 8 at the state level stem from the belated decision of the Democratic Party of California to not support same-sex marriage until 2008,” he added.
“Republicans put Prop. 8 on the November 2008 ballot in a futile attempt to lure more bigots to vote for McCain and Palin. Democrats let Prop. 8 win because, as is often the case, they lacked the guts to fight for unpopular minorities,” said Alex Walker, a Los Angeles Green.
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Why would any couple, same sex or not, want their relationship sanctioned by the state?
Nexus, there are a whole lot of legal rights associated with marriage. To name just a couple, filing income taxes jointly and inheriting the property of your partner.