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Statement On Federal Court Ruling that CA Same-Sex Marriage Ban is Unconstitutional

Statement

Date: Aug. 4, 2010
Issues: Conservative Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Family

"We live in a democracy wherein majority rule is checked and balanced by the guarantee of inalienable minority rights. This case, as it wends its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, presents jurists with fundamental questions about minority rights and majority rule. I believe Judge Walker got it right, declaring that denial of marriage rights and protections to gay and lesbian citizens violates the Constitution even if it reflects the will of the majority of Californians," said Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.


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