RE: Its a dangerous precedent that he set.
There are no laws....just men.
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Not necessarily. The first paragraph of the article tells us:
Michigan’s governor has refused to recognize the gay marriage licenses issued after a judge declared the state’s ban on same-sex unions unconstitutional.
The question is — By what authority does ONE JUDGE determine that he can over-ride the laws or referendum of a state?
What happened to the Tenth Amendment?
U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman should have recused himself from this case based on the fact that he was emotionally manipulated and compromised.
His lesbian law clerk has been molding him for years right down to her children calling him "Grandpa" and just by coincidence, they all had lunch together the day of the arguments.
Michael Steinberg, a lawyer who knows Friedman and Levy well, says the judge took a special interest in Levy’s growing family. “He became more than a casual friend to them,” Steinberg says. “It’s almost like he’s their grandfather.”
Late last month, when on the morning Friedman heard opening statements in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Michigan’s prohibition of same-sex marriages, Micah and Kayla — the twins Levy bore while she was clerking for him — watched raptly from the courtroom gallery. Shortly after noon, the 15-year-olds slipped into Friedman’s chambers for a quiet lunch with the judge and his staff.
Brian Dickerson: What Judge Friedman learned about gay families from a lesbian law clerkOutrageous.. Selective Enforcement of the laws, and Executive Orders overturning will of the people.. How dare he? Wait, WHAT? .. .. :)