Utah’s Republican Governor Says State WILL NOT Recognize Over 1,300 Same-Sex Marriages
by Liam O'Connor
Utah
Republican governor has announced that following a recent Supreme Court
ruling, the state will refuse to recognize over 1,300 same-sex
marriages.
Gary
Herbert announced that all unions performed in the time between when a
federal court ruled that Utah's definition of marriage as a union
between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court's
decision to overturn that, would be nullified. This will remain the case
unless the Supreme Court's decision is successfully challenged.
The decision is depressing but in no way surprising.
As mentioned above, the state constitution of Utah defines marriage as a
union between a man and a woman. As long as the Supreme Court's stay is
in effect, this discriminatory and openly homophobic definition will be
the law of the land.
The
US Constitution clearly provides for the protection of homosexuals and
other sexual minorities via Section 1 of the 14th Amendment:
[box
type="shadow"]"All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United
States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."[/box]
Despite
this, Utah and other conservative-dominated states have flagrantly
challenged the 14th Amendment by passing discriminatory measures purely
designed to prevent loving couples from getting married.
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