The government has finally signaled they will comply with the court ruling and stop stalling on this issue. We forced them to accept the law as it stands today. Keep a close eye on the Assembly to ensure they do not try to backtrack.
May 7, 2019
Final supporters
I, the undersigned petitioner and registered elector of the Cayman Islands, direct the Cayman Islands Government to respect the Grand Court decision ordered by Chief Justice Smellie on Friday, March 29, 2019.
The current elected government has refused to take any positive steps to take charge of this matter. Furthermore, the Government had previously indicated that they would allow the court to make the decision and adhere to it. However, now that the decision has been made we understand certain members of the Legislative Assembly are stating they will still not follow the directive of the court and have no intentions of changing the respective laws to be fully compliant.
We believe the government has already spent sufficient time, energy and financial resources fighting this legal battle and need to accept that they have lost.
We are against wasting the people's money further on a people initiated referendum knowing the ultimate outcome - the people of the Cayman islands will merely be forcing the governor to step in under the directions of the United Kingdom and submit to an Order in Council.
We accept that this is a territory of Christian values but we also accept that the church does not dictate the laws of this country. The Members of the Legislative Assembly have to respect some separation of church and state and respect this decision of the court. Alternatively, they have the choice to go through the correct measures and file a legal appeal to the Court of Appeals; should they believe they have an arguable case.
Lastly, we believe that it's time to do away with the concept of separate but equal and any lingering discrimination in our legislation.
Updates
April 4, 2019
We hit 250 signatures today. Post the petition link to your Facebook feed right now to keep this pressure on the Legislative Assembly. Email your district representative to demand they honor the court ruling instead of wasting public funds.
Reached 250 supporters
April 2, 2019
April 1, 2019
The momentum is building and the government cannot ignore this public response. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your representative to hold them accountable for their duty to follow the court ruling.
Reached 100 supporters
March 31, 2019
89 Comments
Please respect the courts decision. Justice Smellie made the right decision which was long overdue. Everyone is born equally and should be afforded the same rights. Jesus treated everyone equally, shouldn't you do the same?
Having more marriages here on island would help our economy considering large sums are usually spent to organize them. From a moral standpoint if there is no harm, no foul.
If there is no separation of church and state then all this shows is that the government is a group of mindless bigots who would rather follow the words from a thousand year old book than the cries of their own people. Keep your christian values to yourself and focus on the needs of your people.
This decision should be respected, as it is in most other first world countries. We don’t need the kind of local discrimination and tourism boycotts and backlash that would come from moving backwards on this subject and trying to keep Cayman in the Stone Age.
We need to respect the Chief Justices decision and give equal rights to all and stop the discrimination.
We are all one..and we need to respect one another for a thriving society
Keep fighting the fight.
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The government has finally signaled they will comply with the court ruling and stop stalling on this issue. We forced them to accept the law as it stands today. Keep a close eye on the Assembly to ensure they do not try to backtrack.
May 7, 2019
Final supporters
I, the undersigned petitioner and registered elector of the Cayman Islands, direct the Cayman Islands Government to respect the Grand Court decision ordered by Chief Justice Smellie on Friday, March 29, 2019.
The current elected government has refused to take any positive steps to take charge of this matter. Furthermore, the Government had previously indicated that they would allow the court to make the decision and adhere to it. However, now that the decision has been made we understand certain members of the Legislative Assembly are stating they will still not follow the directive of the court and have no intentions of changing the respective laws to be fully compliant.
We believe the government has already spent sufficient time, energy and financial resources fighting this legal battle and need to accept that they have lost.
We are against wasting the people's money further on a people initiated referendum knowing the ultimate outcome - the people of the Cayman islands will merely be forcing the governor to step in under the directions of the United Kingdom and submit to an Order in Council.
We accept that this is a territory of Christian values but we also accept that the church does not dictate the laws of this country. The Members of the Legislative Assembly have to respect some separation of church and state and respect this decision of the court. Alternatively, they have the choice to go through the correct measures and file a legal appeal to the Court of Appeals; should they believe they have an arguable case.
Lastly, we believe that it's time to do away with the concept of separate but equal and any lingering discrimination in our legislation.
Updates
April 4, 2019
We hit 250 signatures today. Post the petition link to your Facebook feed right now to keep this pressure on the Legislative Assembly. Email your district representative to demand they honor the court ruling instead of wasting public funds.
Reached 250 supporters
April 2, 2019
April 1, 2019
The momentum is building and the government cannot ignore this public response. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your representative to hold them accountable for their duty to follow the court ruling.
Reached 100 supporters
March 31, 2019
89 Comments
Thank you Chantel and Vicky ! It is now time for the us to get behind these brave ladies and stand firm with them for Equal Rights for All . ❤
Please respect the courts decision. Justice Smellie made the right decision which was long overdue. Everyone is born equally and should be afforded the same rights. Jesus treated everyone equally, shouldn't you do the same?
Having more marriages here on island would help our economy considering large sums are usually spent to organize them. From a moral standpoint if there is no harm, no foul.
If there is no separation of church and state then all this shows is that the government is a group of mindless bigots who would rather follow the words from a thousand year old book than the cries of their own people. Keep your christian values to yourself and focus on the needs of your people.
This decision should be respected, as it is in most other first world countries. We don’t need the kind of local discrimination and tourism boycotts and backlash that would come from moving backwards on this subject and trying to keep Cayman in the Stone Age.
We need to respect the Chief Justices decision and give equal rights to all and stop the discrimination.
We are all one..and we need to respect one another for a thriving society
Keep fighting the fight.
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Thank you Chantel and Vicky ! It is now time for the us to get behind these brave ladies and stand firm with them for Equal Rights for All . ❤