Posted on 08/04/2010 1:45:48 PM PDT by tsmith130
Court enjoins enforcement of Prop 8... Will be released at 2 pm pt...
Judge strikes down 'Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California'..
I nominate you two for rulers of ‘The New USA’.
I like your thinking!
Sometimes a small item can overturn a regime that’s stood for most of a thousand years.
All the way up until the day there is a Federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Texas’ gay marriage laws. I give it a week. Maybe two.
As the other post said, liberals/progressives aren’t going away. Let them have their high taxes, welfare, illegal immigrants, etc.
"Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples."
Are you serious? This is not jurisprudence. This is butthurt nonsense. This doofus has done more damage to his cause than he can possibly imagine.
Alito right now is conceptualizing an opinion that Kennedy can agree with.
LOL! You really think he is going to stay this decision. I expect that it will go into affect immediately.
The evidence did not show any historical purpose for excluding same-sex couples from marriage, as states have never required spouses to have an ability or willingness to procreate in order to marry. FF 21. Rather, the exclusion exists as an artifact of a time when the genders were seen as having distinct roles in society and in marriage. That time has passed.
Because those judges reflect the will of the people through the nominating process - they're nominated by someone who was elected, and they are confirmed by someone who was elected. We need to start electing better people, then we'll have better judges.
I haven’t read the opinion, but it’s fairly common knowledge how California arrived at this point. Through one Judicial fiat after another. You might want to familiarize yourself with the facts, before you start regurgitating what I assume is a synopsis of the judges ruling.
The “rational basis” test is cited throughout this ruling. Basically what that means is a judge has concluded that whatever law he agrees with is “rational” and whatever law he disagrees with is insane (along with all those people who support it, presumably).
All judicial legislation is loathsome.
I’m with you 1,000,000%! I’ve lived in MA all my life, I DO NOT want the rest of my country ending up like MA.
It is public knowledge that he is gay. It is in his bio write up of wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_R._Walker
Another low-level meddling district judge looking for media attention is all. Overturned on appeal.
Another ridiculously ignorant screed. The "weirdos" in California voted in 2008 to re-affirm their desire to make marriage between one man and one woman. A Federal judge. A Reagan appointee just struck down our wishes.
It's his call. We'll see. The judgment is ordered entered immediately ...
Because Proposition 8 is unconstitutional under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, the court orders entry of judgment permanently enjoining its enforcement; prohibiting the official defendants from applying or enforcing Proposition 8 and directing the official defendants that all persons under their control or supervision shall not apply or enforce Proposition 8. The clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment without bond in favor of plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenors and against defendants and defendant-intervenors pursuant to FRCP 58.
Why even bother vote anymore?
The Constitution only covers liberal minority groups anymore. :(:(:(
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