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Judge Vaughn Walker's 136-page ruling against Proposition 8 amounted to a ringing defense of the institution of marriage

Judge Vaughn Walker's 136-page ruling against Proposition 8 amounted to a ringing defense of the institution of marriage

Thus, the U.S. district judge found no rational basis for denying this fundamental right to same-sex couples.

Walker said the evidence showed that Proposition 8's ban on same-sex marriage was "premised on the belief that same-sex couples simply are not as good as opposite-sex couples.

Walker found the pro-8 side presented no credible evidence that same-sex marriage would have any adverse effect on the state's interests.

Five other states and the District of Columbia now issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Judge Walker has forcefully, and convincingly, laid out the case to end this entrenched and unwarranted state discrimination against gay and lesbian couples