"I'll be right back to help with fund-raising, John, I'm going to the bathroom."
"Jeez, Charlie, that's the 7th time in 2 hours. Maybe you should lay off the shrimp?"
"Uh, yeah...sure...'scuze me..."
Posted on 05/22/2008 9:53:12 PM PDT by CreativePerspective
California Chief Justice Ronald George could have taken the easy road in the legal conflict over gay marriage.
When the clock struck 10 a.m. and the Supreme Court released its decision, George knew his court had made history.
The 68-year-old George penned the 121-page ruling striking down California's ban on same-sex marriage, opening a new chapter in this era's most wrenching civil rights battle. The 4-3 decision, which George calls the toughest of his career, was announced as the chief justice was in his office, hosting a television crew from New York filming a documentary on the death penalty.
Now the ruling will define his legacy as chief justice. Already one of the most powerful judicial figures in California's recent history, George shrugged off the possibility of a political backlash by finding the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
He assigned the task of writing the majority opinion to himself as he typically does in contentious cases. He would take the heat. He dismisses the suggestion he thwarted the will of the voters.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
They have in effect seized power.
The core legal problem is that marriage is a *religious* ceremony.
Federal and state governments should be barred from performing such religious ceremonies, and from making rulings on them, just as they are barred from performing baptisms and ruling on who gets communion.
...but because modern judges are not looking at the core legal issue, we’ll continue to have screwed up rulings.
Larry Craig is a lifelong republican. Mark Foley, as well. Just sayin’
Judicial robes cover up a wide stance.
The gov’t should have nothing to do with marriage one way or another.
“this era’s most wrenching civil rights battle”
Only going further to prove that so-called “Civil Rights” has always been and will always be a scam. Nothing more.
A veritable coup d'court.
Tyrants are always dismissive of those they consider to be their subjects.
"Basically, it comes down to the question of when is a judge shirking his or her responsibility by not acting," George said.
Although there shouldn't be any doubt considering the party's current nominee for President, this is just another example of the fact that capital "R" republican DOES NOT equal conservative.
BUT THE OPINION which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional, and what not, not only for themselves in their own sphere of action, but for the legislature and executive also, in their spheres, would make the judiciary a despotic branch. — Thomas Jefferson Letter to Mrs. John Adams, Nov. 1804
The Supreme Court of California has spoken. It is now up to the people of the State of California to acquiesce in cowardice, or to teach the Court the true meaning of plenary authority.
Ron George=Rose Bird
The Second Amendment is the re-set button.
btt
"I'll be right back to help with fund-raising, John, I'm going to the bathroom."
"Jeez, Charlie, that's the 7th time in 2 hours. Maybe you should lay off the shrimp?"
"Uh, yeah...sure...'scuze me..."
Earl Warren was a Republican too. And we still havent gotten over his disastorous rulings.
John
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