Australia's High Court says NO to Homosexual Marriage
Homosexual couples who rashly went ahead and wed last weekend in the ACT, and sought to influence both public opinion and the High Court will have their marriages annulled after the High Court ruled against the laws.
Today the High Court in Canberra unanimously ruled that the laws were inconsistent with the Federal Marriage Act, and were therefore unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for the Commonwealth, for the majority of ordinary thinking Australians who believe marriage is between a man and a woman, for Churches, for all religious organizations, for all church schools, church hospitals and other religious non-profit organizations and just ordinary people.
The ACT tried to argue that its laws could sit beside the federal legislation because it had defined a different type of marriage between same-sex couples. However, the unintended consequences of this proposal was obvious but homosexual politicians who are zealots could not see they were setting up more problems for all Australian States and Territory. Imagine each state creating its own set of parallel marriage, divorce laws, adoption laws etc with different state and federal laws interacting with this range of relationships.
The High Court delivered its decision early to give certainty to those wanting to use the law, but said it might be some time before a full judgement was released. It said any change to the Marriage Act must come from the Federal Government.
The Court held that the Federal Parliament has power under the Australian Constitution to legislate with respect to same-sex marriage, and that under the Constitution and federal law as it now stands, whether homosexual marriage should be provided for by law is a matter for the Federal Parliament. the court said in a summary of its judgement.
The Marriage Act does not now provide for the formation or recognition of marriage between same-sex couples. Many Australians are glad and happy regarding this common sense approach to historical marriage for the benfit of our community and our children.
Because the ACT Act does not validly provide for the formation of homosexual marriages, its provisions about the rights of parties to such marriages and the dissolution of such marriages cannot have separate operation and are also of no effect. The Court held that the whole of the ACT Act is of no effect.
Today the High Court in Canberra unanimously ruled that the laws were inconsistent with the Federal Marriage Act, and were therefore unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for the Commonwealth, for the majority of ordinary thinking Australians who believe marriage is between a man and a woman, for Churches, for all religious organizations, for all church schools, church hospitals and other religious non-profit organizations and just ordinary people.
The ACT tried to argue that its laws could sit beside the federal legislation because it had defined a different type of marriage between same-sex couples. However, the unintended consequences of this proposal was obvious but homosexual politicians who are zealots could not see they were setting up more problems for all Australian States and Territory. Imagine each state creating its own set of parallel marriage, divorce laws, adoption laws etc with different state and federal laws interacting with this range of relationships.
The High Court delivered its decision early to give certainty to those wanting to use the law, but said it might be some time before a full judgement was released. It said any change to the Marriage Act must come from the Federal Government.
The Court held that the Federal Parliament has power under the Australian Constitution to legislate with respect to same-sex marriage, and that under the Constitution and federal law as it now stands, whether homosexual marriage should be provided for by law is a matter for the Federal Parliament. the court said in a summary of its judgement.
The Marriage Act does not now provide for the formation or recognition of marriage between same-sex couples. Many Australians are glad and happy regarding this common sense approach to historical marriage for the benfit of our community and our children.
Because the ACT Act does not validly provide for the formation of homosexual marriages, its provisions about the rights of parties to such marriages and the dissolution of such marriages cannot have separate operation and are also of no effect. The Court held that the whole of the ACT Act is of no effect.
All politicians who supported this legislation should resign. Why, because instead of governing their territory they are seeking to usurp, challenge the role of the Federal Government authority and power.
