CA: Lawyers tell homosexual couples couples not to wait to “wed”

Hank Plante of cbs5 reports on the California marriage ruling, pending marriage ballot initiative and the fact that some lawyers are advising same sex couples to get “married” as soon as possible before the ballot passes.  ADF has filed a motion to stay such marriages during the interim period and is awaiting a response from the California Supreme court.  In the absence of a stay by the Cal. Supreme Court same sex couples could start obtaining “marriage” licenses beginning some time between June 14-17th. .

Hanke Plante writes:

. . . Constitutional law Prof. Jesse Choper, the former Dean of UC Berkeley’s law school, noted that the ballot measure -if passed- cannot be applied retroactively. So, he said any weddings taking place before the vote would be legally protected.

“You have everything to gain and nothing to lose,” Choper explained. “There may be this five month window where any marriages, no matter what happens with the consitutional amendment, are valid.” . . .