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 | Supreme Court OK's same- marriage
Last Updated Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:08:47 EST
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal government
can redefine the definition of marriage, giving s and lesbians the
legal right to marry.
In a non-binding decision released Thursday morning, the court also said
religious groups opposed to same- marriages do not have to perform them.
It also stopped short of ruling same- marriage was required by the
constitution.
"I feel it is a clear green light in favour of equal marriage," said
Martha McCarthy, a lawyer for same- couples.
Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said Monday he would take the bill
to Parliament as early as this month.
Prime Minister Paul Martin has asked MPs to support the bill, but has
also told them it will be a free vote.
The Liberals hold a thin minority government, with 134 of the 308 seats
in the House of Commons, but should have the support of most or all of
the 19 New Democrat MPs and 54 Bloc Québécois MPs.
NDP Leader Jack Layton has said his caucus will vote in favour of the
bill, while Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, whose party is split on
the issue, says it will be a free vote.
Chrétien sent bill to court
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien sent the issue to the Supreme Court
following a June 2003 ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal allowing
same- unions.
Ottawa has proposed changing the definition of marriage to the "lawful
union of two persons to the exclusion of all others" rather than the
"lawful union of one man and one woman."
Before taking it to Parliament, Chrétien referred the proposed bill to
the Supreme Court, asking the justices to offer a non-binding opinion on
three questions, including whether the government could redefine
marriage, whether it supported the Charter of Rights and whether church
groups had to perform the ceremonies.
When he became prime minister one year ago, Paul Martin added a fourth
question: whether limiting marriage to a man and a woman was
unconstitutional.
Along with Ontario, court rulings have now made same- marriage legal
in British Columbia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and the
Yukon.
Source:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/09/scoc-marriage041209.html
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| | From: | | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:54:39 GMT |
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| On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:18:13 -0500, "L. Michael Roberts"
wrote:
>Supreme Court OK's same- marriage
>Last Updated Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:08:47 EST
>
>OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal government
>can redefine the definition of marriage, giving s and lesbians the
>legal right to marry.
Washington DC --The Supreme Court of the United States will soon rule
that the federal government can closely define the definition of
marriage, giving only opposite partners the legal right to marry.
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| | From: | Dionisio | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | Fri, 10 Dec 2004 03:21:11 GMT |
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| wbt@privacy.net wrote:
>Washington DC --The Supreme Court of the United States will soon rule
>
>
You know, it amuses me that men who claim to hold God as the highest
authority tend to pin their hopes not on Him, but on other mere
mortals... All the while hoping those folks haven't heard the names
they've been called.
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Suppose you went to a priest and asked for help and -- since the gentleman was a Christian priest -- you were referred to the Bible. If you went next to a physician for help and were referred to the book of Hippocrates, you would likely start looking for a new doctor.
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| | From: | Dionisio | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | Fri, 10 Dec 2004 05:36:11 GMT |
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| of a multimillionaire.
Kennedy cornered him once on this topic and asked him point blank
how much he thought his family was worth. Sahl replied, "Probably
about three or four hundred million." Kennedy then asked him how
much he thought the Rockefellers were worth. Sahl said he had no
idea. Kennedy replied sharply, "Try about four billion." JFK let
the number sink in and then added, "Now that's money, Mort."
Throughout the book, Davis tries to convey the feeling of a
destined royalty assuming power. So, according to Davis, Kennedy
was thinking of the Senate when he was first elected to the
House. Then, from his first day in the Senate, he was thinking of
the Vice-Presidency (p. 147). Epitomizing this idea, Davis
relates a personal vignette about the Kennedy family wake after
JFK's funeral. Davis, a cousin of Jackie Kennedy, was leaving the
hall and paused to shake hands with Rose Kennedy to offer his
condolences (p. 450). Mother Kennedy surprised him by saying in a
cool, controlled manner: "Oh, thank you Mr. Davis, but don't
worry. Everything will be all right. You'll see. Now it's Bobby's
turn." Such coolness differs greatly from what is revealed in the
recently declassified LBJ tapes in which, after the
assassination, Rose could not even speak two sentences to the
Johnsons without
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| | From: | user at 127.0.0.1 | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | Fri, 10 Dec 2004 01:18:55 GMT |
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| On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:54:39 GMT, wrote:
>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:18:13 -0500, "L. Michael Roberts"
> wrote:
>
>>Supreme Court OK's same- marriage
>>Last Updated Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:08:47 EST
>>
>>OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal government
>>can redefine the definition of marriage, giving s and lesbians the
>>legal right to marry.
>
>Washington DC --The Supreme Court of the United States will soon rule
>that the federal government can closely define the definition of
>marriage, giving only opposite partners the legal right to marry.
What is the definition of 'opposite '?
Does one partner has to have a penis and the other partner have a
vagina?
Then how do they define marriage for Hermaphrodites?
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| | From: | Manuel M Campagna | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | 10 Dec 2004 21:39:23 GMT |
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>>Washington DC --The Supreme Court of the United States will soon rule
>>that the federal government can closely define the definition of
>>marriage, giving only opposite partners the legal right to marry.
> What is the definition of 'opposite '?
> Does one partner has to have a penis and the other partner have a
> vagina?
> Then how do they define marriage for Hermaphrodites?
Religious people love to debate forever on those matters.
However, since the Counterreformation they have started mutilating
hermaphrodites at birth, just as Alexander sliced the Gordian Knot instead
of untying it. That's the crude way of doing things. All the blood shed
by religious fanatics shows the crudeness of religious supporters.
Well, I suppose a person who managed to keep all their assets that far
could claim being a man when they wanted to marry a woman, and they could
claim being a woman when they wanted to marry a man... Or if they wanted
to marry another hermaphrodites, they could each claim one of the es.
Once in bed, they could well do what the sodomandgomorrah they please...
;-)))))))))))))))
Manuel
Closer to thee, my Canada!
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| | From: | L. Michael Roberts | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:45:49 -0500 |
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| L. Michael Roberts wrote:
> Supreme Court OK's same- marriage
> Last Updated Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:08:47 EST
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> OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal government
> can redefine the definition of marriage, giving s and lesbians the
> legal right to marry.
The text of the decision is now available on line at:
http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/rec/html/2004scc079.wpd.html
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This represents my personal opinion and NOT Company policy
Goderich, Ont, Canada. To reply, post a request for my valid E-mail
"Life is a ually transmitted, terminal, condition"
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| | From: | WBT at privacy.net | | Subject: | Re: Canada: Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage | | Date: | Sat, 11 Dec 2004 02:58:23 GMT |
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| On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:45:49 -0500, "L. Michael Roberts"
wrote:
>L. Michael Roberts wrote:
>> Supreme Court OK's same- marriage
>> Last Updated Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:08:47 EST
>>
>> OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal government
>> can redefine the definition of marriage, giving s and lesbians the
>> legal right to marry.
>
> The text of the decision is now available on line at:
>http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/rec/html/2004scc079.wpd.html
Hurry and read it while it's still valid. Why you ask -- Because when
the subjects have their say in the next balloting it going the way of
the canadian patriot.
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| | From: | Ninure Saunders | | Subject: | :=) Subject: Fwd: Bush-dodgers in Canad | | Date: | Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:05:38 GMT |
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| :=) Subject: Fwd: Bush-dodgers in Canad
"If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in a library?"
Lily Tomlin
"Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself."
Liberace
"If you don't have wrinkles, you haven't laughed enough."
Phyllis Diller
CANADA BUSY SENDING BACK BUSH-DODGERS
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has
intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop
the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among
left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray and
agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology
professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields
at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a
Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red
Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota.
The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare
a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he
left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers
that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields.
"Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush
annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals
near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them
across the border and leave them to fend for themselves. "A lot of these
people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an Ontario border
patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop of drinking water.
They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have
been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education
camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch
NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to
sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to
posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription
drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered
wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing
the supposed senior-citizen passengers. "If they can't identify the
accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their
age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating
an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon
movies. "I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history
majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice
President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that
the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source
closeto Cheney said. "We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary
concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The
president is determined to reach out."
Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian
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