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Posted on 02/06/2010 3:07:30 PM PST by NYer
Why not? Happens all the time in the Ninth Circus. Overturning voters' initiatives is standard, workaday stuff in that court.
Only the bigotry of leftists would ever consider this.
Where do these "thought trials" end?
-PJ
How do they even get this into trial?
“Where do these “thought trials” end?”
at the grave if we look to history as a teacher.
They should fast track this to the SCOTUS, so they can smack down the leftist radicals. Again!
They got a homosexual judge who was willing to hear the case.
The real question is whether the court has a right to even hold this trial in the first place.
Exactly! I have been troubled by this trial, for all these reasons. I am concerned about the precedents that could be set, far beyond court orders in favor of homosexual marriage. Their goal is to restrict what or who we can vote for. If any policy can be construed as being driven by “animosity” towards a politically correct group or cause, then, such election will be declared illegal.
This is clearly not just about marriage. Prop. 8 simply restored the previous definition of marriage, AND, BROUGHT THAT DEFINITION BACK IN LINE WITH FEDERAL LAW. Since it brought the definition of marriage back in line with federal law, why exactly do we see a federal lawsuit on the subject of marriage definitions in this case? Clearly there is another agenda behind this lawsuit.
To be clear: neither those who love to steal, or who love telling lies, or who practice sexual immorality of any kind will be granted salvation. (I didn't write Revelation 22:15) I say this fully knowing that many of the participants of this socially conservative forum are living with a “significant other” but are not married to them. (so guys, why not just get married if you are acting like you are married?)
If anyone looks at the arguments being made by the Soddomite Lobbby about allowing them to “marry” (in the eyes of the State, not in God's eyes), most of their points go back to the tax exemptions and benefits that government offers to married couples. One of the main roots of gay marriage is the Income Tax Code!
When we allow government to exempt married couples from a tax, government naturally will take it upon itself to define who is married. Because of the power of the State and its pervasive nature, it is natural for the State's definition of marriage to prevail over the Scriptural and cultural definition.
In short it is time to get government out of the marriage business. Why should I allow government to permit or forbid me to be married. Government must only be allowed to recognize the status that I inform them of. As must as I object to the idea the homosexuals can “marry”, whatever they do in private that is peaceful and consenting should be nobody’s business under our Constitution.
This gives the proponents of the Fair Tax one more point: a tax on sales cannot depend upon the status of the taxpayer. This nullifies one of the main points of contention by the Soddomites about “gay marriage”.
Prop. 8 brought things back inline with the common law. I look at amazement how something so obviously wrong could have gained traction.
I had to turn the radio off.
They want to play the race card, comparing themselves to Blacks who could not vote in the 1960’s, let’s play it back.
We overturned laws that kept Blacks from voting and now, they desire some sort of new law to prevent religious people from exercising their vote?
One can also see the promotion of who will be allowed to vote. Obviously, Christians of many alliances are prejudiced and the courts may eventually determine that membership or attendance at certain churches would be ample reason to take away the right to vote for those people, in any election.
Surreal.
“Only the bigotry of leftists would ever consider this.”
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And, oddly, the case for gay marriage is being led by Ted Olson. Weird.
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