McConnell-recommended Judge Strikes Down Ky's Anti-Gay-Marriage Law

Let's not overreact here, people; this is no reason to vote for Mitchie-poo in November. Although I'm not holding my breath waiting for Alison Lundergan Grimes joins Rep. John Yarmuth in praising the ruling.

Steve Benen at Maddowblog:

Nearly a decade ago, Kentucky voters approved a ban on marriage equality that included a specific and important provision: if a same-sex couple gets legally married in another state and then moves to Kentucky, the Bluegrass State will not recognize that marriage.

 

Today, a federal court ruled that the law is unconstitutional.

In a ruling that could open the door to gay marriage in Kentucky, a federal judge on Wednesday struck down Kentucky’s ban on recognizing valid same-sex marriages performed in other states, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law.

 

U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II joined nine other federal and state courts in invalidating such bans.

In his ruling, Heyburn concluded, “[I]t is clear that Kentucky’s laws treat gay and lesbian persons differently in a way that demeans them.”

 

Note, Heyburn was nominated for the federal bench by Bush/Quayle. He’s a former aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who recommended Heyburn for the judiciary.

I've met one of the couples who filed this lawsuit. They have been together two decades, since being high-school sweethearts. Anybody who could deny them equal rights based on the fears of some Bronze-Age sheepherder is a vicious piece of shit.