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Dec. 13th, 2004 02:27 pmconuly
Martin reiterated that civil rights is not a popularity contest.
``You don't subject minority rights to a referendum,'' Cotler told the Toronto Star over the weekend. ``That's not what we do in Canada.''
Back at the veldt...
Meanwhile, in South Africa where the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the current definition of marriage, excluding gays and lesbians, was unconstitutional (story), some churches are calling for the issue to be put to voters.
"The decision to legalize same-sex marriage cannot be left to the courts, as all South Africans, both now and in the future, will be affected by this decision," South African Christian Leadership Assembly (SACLA), said in a statement.
Legal experts expect the Constitutional Court, the highest in South Africa, to uphold the Supreme Court decision given past rulings in favor of gays and lesbians.
It will then be up to parliament to enact legalization to allow same-sex marriages. The government has not responded to the church call for a referendum.
South Africa? SOUTH AFRICA? Land of apartheid for an insane amount of time, and they're likely to legalize same-sex marriage while the US sits on its holier-than-thou ass?
What. The. FUCK?
``You don't subject minority rights to a referendum,'' Cotler told the Toronto Star over the weekend. ``That's not what we do in Canada.''
Back at the veldt...
Meanwhile, in South Africa where the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the current definition of marriage, excluding gays and lesbians, was unconstitutional (story), some churches are calling for the issue to be put to voters.
"The decision to legalize same-sex marriage cannot be left to the courts, as all South Africans, both now and in the future, will be affected by this decision," South African Christian Leadership Assembly (SACLA), said in a statement.
Legal experts expect the Constitutional Court, the highest in South Africa, to uphold the Supreme Court decision given past rulings in favor of gays and lesbians.
It will then be up to parliament to enact legalization to allow same-sex marriages. The government has not responded to the church call for a referendum.
South Africa? SOUTH AFRICA? Land of apartheid for an insane amount of time, and they're likely to legalize same-sex marriage while the US sits on its holier-than-thou ass?
What. The. FUCK?
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Date: 2004-12-14 06:36 am (UTC)