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16 Jul 2010
It is only a rumour, but for the third time in the past twenty four hours I've heard the same one: that the President is going to refer the Civil Partnership Bill to the Supreme Court on the basis that it may be constitutionally unsound. Mary is of course supportive of gay rights, but it is her constitutional duty to do so if she has any concerns about the constitutionality of any bill brought to her to sign.
I stress that this is just rumour, and you know what this small country is like for rumours! So we'll just have to wait and see. If it does turn out to be true, I guess there are two ways (at least!) of looking at it. In the short term, it would certainly be a set-back. But, in the longer term, it could be argued that it might be a quicker route to full marriage equality, as the head of steam that has built up behind the CP Bill, and indeed behind marriage equality around the world, could be harnessed to make any constitutional change necessary (if necessary- we've discussed that before) to introduce gay marriage.
We shall see. As I said, it's just a rumour.
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