The ONLY upside to this will be to HAVE to recognize some sort of gay union type thing or else women are going to die and then we can start blaming the anti-gay marriage people for straight women's deaths.
That is not very eloquent and I don't know if it makes sense, but my complete RAGE over this situation is clouding my verbal abilities.
Unfortunately, the gay marriage ban in question is in the state constitution, and therefore wins. Period. Whether the claimed exemption put forth by the misogynstic asshole in question survives is still open to consideration.
Do you know where the text of the ammendment can be found? I'm curious what part of applies to this case. I can look it up, but, as Granovetter noted, we all prefer social networks to institutional sources in our information seeking behavior.
I don't know, and am honestly having trouble finding it. I did find this:
OHIO Current law:
DOMA written into state constitution and state law
Legislation: State constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage placed on the Nov. 2 ballot by citizen initiative groups and approved by voters.
here (http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=15576).
Oops - just found it. See the PDF found here: Ohio Constitution (http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.pdf)
ยง 11 MARRIAGE. Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.
Yay! Finally the government will recognize that we have the right to beat up anyone we feel like, just a slong as thems homos don't express their icky "feelings" for each other!
The spousal abuse laws allow the police to press charges when the woman won't, which is not true of more generic assault cases. It's also much easier to get a restraining order in a domestic abuse case. And in many states, restraining orders carry restrictions on firearm ownership. But I see your point - why is assault on an acquaintance a misdemeanour, when assault on family is a felony?
The explanation that jumps to mind immediately is pretty simple:
In violent assault against "acquaintances" the victims are most likely (~ 80%, if I remember the statistic correctly) to be male. The domestic assault laws tend to be pushed by feminist lobbies. Those same lobbies have no vested interest in aiding or protecting men, thus only those laws which disporportionately benefit women get pushed by them.
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Date: 2006-10-16 06:34 pm (UTC)That is not very eloquent and I don't know if it makes sense, but my complete RAGE over this situation is clouding my verbal abilities.
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Date: 2006-10-16 06:50 pm (UTC)Personally, I'd find it amusing if the end result was to strike down the ban on gay marriage. Such irony is, sadly, in short supply these days.
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Date: 2006-10-16 07:21 pm (UTC)Oops - just found it. See the PDF found here: Ohio Constitution (http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.pdf). Looks like the asshole may have a case. IANAL
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Date: 2006-10-16 08:45 pm (UTC)SARCASM ALERT
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Date: 2006-10-17 07:24 pm (UTC)In violent assault against "acquaintances" the victims are most likely (~ 80%, if I remember the statistic correctly) to be male. The domestic assault laws tend to be pushed by feminist lobbies. Those same lobbies have no vested interest in aiding or protecting men, thus only those laws which disporportionately benefit women get pushed by them.
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Date: 2006-10-17 07:29 pm (UTC)