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Roberts and Scalia and the older liberals probably thought this would be politically unacceptable for too many people after giving the homos everything they wanted on the DOMA case. They also knew that they did not have the votes to rule Prop 8 was valid so they punted with the standing argument.

I disagree - They didn't punt; they repudiated the power (and much legitimacy) of the CA supreme court. You see, they denied standing that the CA supreme court had recognized.

“I disagree - They didn’t punt; they repudiated the power (and much legitimacy) of the CA supreme court. You see, they denied standing that the CA supreme court had recognized.”

You are missing my point. I do not agree with denying the Prop 8 advocates standing. But the alternative was to decide the case and have Kennedy and the leftists declare a constitutional right for homosexuals, plural marriage, marry your dog people, etc to “marry.”

The conservatives know this is coming but they wanted to put it off to preserve what little respect the people have for the Supremes. I do not agree with that. I would have let it crash and burn as it will inevitably but Scalia and the other conservatives have given their lives to the institution and they want to hang on as long as possible.