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Judge rejects lesbian mayor's demand in transgender fight
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| Bob Unruh
Posted on 01/14/2015 10:40:46 AM PST by smokingfrog
A Texas judge has rejected the city of Houstons demand to deny a jury trial to pastors fighting a controversial transgender ordinance.
The ruling, released late Tuesday by Judge Robert Schaffer in the Harris County District Court in Houston, came in a case in which the city created a firestorm of controversy by issuing subpoenas for copies of pastors sermons.
In its latest motion, the city claimed the pastors have no right to a jury trial, contending the decision should be made by a hand-picked special master.
The pastors are opposing an ordinance adopted by lesbian Mayor Annise Parker and council members that creates protections for transgenders, allowing them to use city facilities designated for the opposite sex.
Opponents immediately launched a petition drive to overturn the ordinance. When the city secretary confirmed there were enough signatures to require either a reversal of the decision or an election, the mayor and her attorney, David Feldman, stepped in and simply ruled that tens of thousands of signatures were invalid.
A trial is scheduled to begin in a few weeks.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: anniseparker; hero; homosexualagenda; houston; robertschaffer; texas
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To: smokingfrog
The Gay Bully Lobby hasn’t quite destroyed Justice yet. That’s good.
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:41:35 AM PST
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: smokingfrog
Fascists run into the rule of law...good!
I hope they continue to overplay their hand and keep exposing what they’re really all about.
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:43:28 AM PST
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: smokingfrog
I thought Houston was in Texas.....
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:46:19 AM PST
by
clintonh8r
(Death to islam.)
To: smokingfrog
Mayor Anus Porker with a strap-on.
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:51:31 AM PST
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: smokingfrog
Sooner or later, the libtards are going to get the civil war they want.
And they are most definitely not going to like the results.
Or the guillotines with their names on them.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:00:31 AM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: clintonh8r
I thought Texas was in the United States.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:01:52 AM PST
by
Former Proud Canadian
(Gold and Silver are Real Money, Accept No Substitutes)
To: clintonh8r
No, Houston is located in SheilaJacksonLeeistan.
Anyway, the homofascist gaystapo has been dealt a setback, so expect Anise Porker to show up at the pastor’s church in full leathers clutching a bullwhip.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:02:25 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("I am a radicalized infidel.")
To: clintonh8r
Same state, different world.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:02:53 AM PST
by
Mr. Lucky
To: Former Proud Canadian
It was on the “edge” and then Katrina refugees flooded in followed by Kalifornians and H1B’ers.
To: smokingfrog
“When the city secretary confirmed there were enough signatures to require either a reversal of the decision or an election, the mayor and her attorney, David Feldman, stepped in and simply ruled that tens of thousands of signatures were invalid. “
When the rules run against you, just ignore the rules.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:25:33 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: Teacher317
“In its latest motion, the city claimed the pastors have no right to a jury trial, contending the decision should be made by a hand-picked special master.
And I suppose the “special master” wouldn’t happen to be a raving, Christian-hating lesbian, would it?
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:26:54 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Special Master sounds like the title of some S&M dominatrix.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:37:10 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
Where else do you think they are going to get the “special master” from?
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:44:25 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
“Bring out the gimp!”
Yeesh..
Someone needs to stand near her with a sign reading “Special Master? Bring out the Gimp!”
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:49:55 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: smokingfrog
"The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate." TEX. CONST. art. I, § 15.
"In the trial of all causes in the District Courts, the plaintiff or defendant shall, upon application made in open court, have the right of trial by jury ...." TEX. CONST. art. V, § 10.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:56:50 AM PST
by
Bubba_Leroy
(The Obamanation Continues)
To: smokingfrog
In happier days ...
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posted on
01/14/2015 12:17:22 PM PST
by
Slyfox
(To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
To: Resolute Conservative
It was on the edge and then Katrina refugees flooded in followed by Kalifornians and H1Bers.
DAMN, a more perfect description can hardly be found!!
Dallas was the same way - close to normal, then all the IT expansion and H1B'ers arrived and...BLAME!!!...off the rails the entire county jumped! Of course, many of the people who used to live in Dallas and the cities within the county have started moving OUT to many of the surrounding counties! Thereby leaving a once proud city to fester in the boil which it created!
For those who don't know, there is Texas, and then there are desolate Democrat waste lands within Texas with well known names (Austin, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, San Antonio, and (sometimes Ft. Worth, unfortunately more oft recently))!!
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posted on
01/14/2015 12:26:37 PM PST
by
ExTxMarine
(PRAYER: It's the only HOPE for real CHANGE in America!)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
01/14/2015 1:40:03 PM PST
by
rfreedom4u
(Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
To: ExTxMarine
(Austin, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, San Antonio, and (sometimes Ft. Worth, unfortunately more oft recently))You need to add Plano with its Gay Rights Ordinance and minority mayor to the list.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:32:26 PM PST
by
PAR35
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