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Twitter coverage of Utah reaction to Prop 8 ruling


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Updated: 8/04/2010 4:10 pm | Published: 8/04/2010 1:28 pm
Twitter app on a cellphone.  (Scott Hums/ABC 4)
Twitter app on a cellphone. (Scott Hums/ABC 4)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Chris Vanocur posted updates on Utah's reaction to the Proposition 8 ruling.

A federal judge overturned California's ban on gay marriage.

Vanocur was at the Utah Pride Center and will be sent out twitter updates before and after the ruling was announced.

You can follow Vanocur through @cvan4's Twitter account.



Updates on Utah reaction to Prop 8 ruling
Chris Vanocur, ABC 4 - @cvan4
Reporting via Twitter.com.
  • Lots of tears here...clapping...celebrating. As one person just said to me on camera...Finally, we have something to celebrate. 2:54 pm
  • BREAKING NEWS: NT TIMES : PROP 8 OVERTURNED!!! #UTPOL @KTVX 2:46 pm
  • Breaking news: NY Times: Prop 8 found overturned!#utpol @ ktvx 2:46 pm
  • Several tweets saying they know what decision is but nothing official yet... 2:35 pm
  • More people here now... 2:27 pm
  • Now, crowd at Pride Center is trying to watch streaming video on internet... 2:26 pm
  • Lots of pacing being done here at Pride Center...as time goes on, people seem even more on edge... 2:19 pm
  • In related news..cvan4 still trying to get to 300 Twitter followers by Labor Day. 2:16 pm
  • Waiting... 2:12 pm
  • There will be no actual court proceedings today. The decision will be posted on the internet. 2:01 pm
  • Two o'clock! Ruling window now open. 2:00 pm
  • Lots of nervous people on Twitter awaiting decision 1:59 pm
  • Everyone here checking internet...phones...friends...contacts 1:59 pm
  • 2 minutes to 2 1:58 pm
  • 1:54 PM MST 1:54 pm
  • Lots of rallies being planned for tonight all over the country. Salt Lake's is being planned for 8 at Capitol. 1:54 pm
  • Who will have ruling first. I am staying on Twitter. Sign of the new(s) times. 1:52 pm
  • About a dozen people here "anxiously" checking computers, emails, etc. 1:50 pm
  • Mood here at Pride Center described as "anxious." 1:49 pm
  • 15 minutes until ruling window opens. We will have much more on this story on ABC 4 at 5,6, and 10. 1:48 pm
  • Prop 8 passed in 2008 with 52% of the vote. 1:47 pm
  • Challenging  the legality of Calif.'s Prop 8 which bans gay marriage. Suit seeks aruling that it infringes on the couple's civil rights. 1:44 pm
  • Suit was brought by 2 same sex couples and city of San Francisco. 1:43 pm
  • Case is being ruled on by California federal judge. 1:39 pm
  • Fewer then 30 minutes out - maybe. Decision expected between 2 and 4 MST. 1:38 pm
  • cvan4 tweeting from Utah Pride Center. Waiting for Calif. ruling to come in. Will be able to follow me here - cvan4 or on abc4.com 1:23 pm

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CA Girl - 8/4/2010 2:54 PM
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Whooo Hooo!!!! The TERRIBLE amendment to the CA Constitution bought by the self-righteous Utah Mormon Church has been overturned by the court! Stay the eff out of CA politics and stop forcing YOUR religion on us!!!!
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