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U.S. Supreme Court wipes out Proposition 8's gay marriage ban
MercuryNews.com ^
| June 26, 2013
| Howard Mintz
Posted on 06/26/2013 7:41:40 AM PDT by Deo volente
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To: Deo volente
Gawd...Roberts has gone full-blown lib.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:42:31 AM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: Deo volente
Horrible. Not a surprise though.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:42:45 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: Deo volente
The incredible shrinking American culture continues.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:43:35 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: Timber Rattler
Never would I defend Roberts after what he did on Obamacare, however, same Roberts joined and wrote the 5-4 decision on the Voting Rights Act, which is the correct position. He did not join the 4 full-blown libs. Just stating a fact...
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:45:28 AM PDT
by
txrangerette
("...hold to the truth; speak without fear". - Glenn Beck)
To: Deo volente
I remember when people used to think Roberts was a conservative. Now if you just lie to him, he’ll vote your way.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:45:47 AM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
To: Deo volente
From what I can gather this was decided on who did and did not have standing to bring case.
Also in this decision the 5-4 split was NOT idealogical.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:45:57 AM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Deo volente
You can’t vote FOR something and then elect crooked politicians who are against you on that same issue. It’s just dumb. Elections do have consequences. The California politicians pissed all over the California voters who elected them.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:46:50 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Osama tried and failed. Obama got it done.)
To: Timber Rattler
Could Harriet Miers have possibly been any worse??
To: SE Mom
So, who DID have standing to bring the case?
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:47:40 AM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("You can obseve a lot just by watchin'." - Yogi Berra)
To: Deo volente
In a ruling that assures further legal battles, the high court found that backers of Proposition 8 did not have the legal right to defend the voter-approved gay marriage ban in place of the governor and attorney general, who have refused to press appeals of a federal judge's 2010 ruling finding the law unconstitutional. In a nutshell - Jerry Brown and a single judge have more power than the population of California. Citizens have "no legal standing" to appeal the judges ruling. That's what this decision means. I think this is far reaching and not good.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:09 AM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
To: Timber Rattler
Is anyone surprised about how Roberts voted?
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:10 AM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: Huskrrrr
You guys finally ready to get fedgov out of the marriage sanctioning and subsidizing business yet? Or are you hoping a few more elections and you’ll be able to get big government to get rid of the strings attached to all those favors you let it do for you?
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:14 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
To: Deo volente
A technical ruling on standing as a result of the Governator and CA AG refusing to do their jobs and follow the results of a proposition election. Given the recent choice by the LDS on the Boy Scouts gay youth rule, it’s unlikely the LDS will be a factor in the same way they were in the first Prop.8 battles.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:16 AM PDT
by
T-Bird45
(It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
To: Deo volente
Well, it could have been worse.... The homo's had hoped...even expected...that the court would find some innate constitutional right to gay marriage, (see Abortion) that would apply to all states and wipe out all gay marriage bans. Although, they got half a loaf with DOMA (probably a bit more) they are all still upset that they didn't get the whole loaf....
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:19 AM PDT
by
apillar
To: Timber Rattler
Perhaps we have a hint of what the NSA has learned about Roberts and how he is controlled.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:31 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Deo volente
Twice today.
TWICE TODAY.
Legally passed laws BY THE PEOPLE
were over turned.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:48:42 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: ColdOne; Huskrrrr
This ruling is on a technical ground, I believe. The state of CA refused to defend this prop even though it passed. So this organization that opposes same-sex marriage defended the prop. The ruling is that this was not valid because this group had no standing to substitute for the state’s lack of defense.
The resulting demise of the prop is terrible, agreed.
But this was a legalism, not a moralism, or so it claims.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:49:56 AM PDT
by
txrangerette
("...hold to the truth; speak without fear". - Glenn Beck)
To: Orangedog
What’s your brilliant plan with spousal visas? I want to hear it.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:50:00 AM PDT
by
JCBreckenridge
(Un Pere, Une Mere, C'est elementaire)
To: 2banana
The citizens of this country do not have a say any longer.
Laws passed by us are not relevant.
We are ruled.
That is all.
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posted on
06/26/2013 7:50:12 AM PDT
by
chris37
(Heartless.)
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