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U.S. Supreme Court wipes out Proposition 8's gay marriage ban
MercuryNews.com ^ | June 26, 2013 | Howard Mintz

Posted on 06/26/2013 7:41:40 AM PDT by Deo volente

The U.S. Supreme Court today paved the way for same-sex couples to marry soon in California, effectively leaving intact a lower-court ruling that struck down the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.

In a ruling that assures further legal battles, the high court found that backers of Proposition 8 did not have the legal right to defend the voter-approved gay marriage ban in place of the governor and attorney general, who have refused to press appeals of a federal judge's 2010 ruling finding the law unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court ruling, which found it had no legal authority to decide the merits of a challenge to Proposition 8, sends the case back to that original decision -- and the only question now is how quickly same-sex couples can marry and whether that ruling will have immediate statewide effect.

The 5-4 ruling was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: activistcourt; californication; cultureofcorruption; doma; homosexualagenda; judicialactivism; judicialtyranny; maninblackdresses; noaccountability; obamanation; prop8; proposition8; ruling; scotus; sexpositiveagenda
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To: fatnotlazy

We are now officially a judicial oligarchy.


41 posted on 06/26/2013 7:55:09 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)
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To: txrangerette
The ruling is that this was not valid because this group had no standing to substitute for the state’s lack of defense.

It's hard to make this case when the California Supreme Ct, Judge Walkers federal court, and the Ninth Circus ALL deemed the defender of Prop 8 has having standing. How did the Supremes go off the rails so badly on this?

42 posted on 06/26/2013 7:55:58 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: cumbo78

“If that is accomplished, what’s to stop the Federal Gov’t from trying to force religious institutions to perform these same sex marriages?”

My worst fear. Will my pastor have to choose between jail and freedom to practice his religion?


43 posted on 06/26/2013 7:56:08 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: 2banana

Well, and while I find these rulings terrible and horrifying, that’s kind of what Supreme Courts do in applying their take on a Constitution. Not all legally passed law stand. It’s kind of the system we have.

We don’t have a majority rule system and never have.


44 posted on 06/26/2013 7:56:15 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: Mrs. Don-o
So, who DID have standing to bring the case?

The State of California. However they chose not to challenge and, unless they are ready to open up the court to suits from individuals and groups without standing, they had to rule this way.

So don't blame the Court in this one. Blame the administration in California, and the people who elected them.

45 posted on 06/26/2013 7:56:44 AM PDT by newheart (The worst thing the Left ever did was to convince the world it was not a religion.)
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To: Deo volente

the institution of marriage pre-dates recorded history and in all that time, it has always been between men and women. There is nothing unconstitutional about wanting to maintain that 20,000 year precedent.


46 posted on 06/26/2013 7:57:25 AM PDT by RC one
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To: Deo volente
Roberts is completely compromised, IMHO. He leads another shameful and sick decision. T

he people's representatives create a law with a large majority. A federal judge rules against it. The people themselves voted for a constitutional amendment punctuating the original law, again by a large majority.

Now more federal judges are turning that over.

We are witnessing two things.

1) The tyranny of specific judiciary members..co-opting the will of the people which is lawfully taken according to the laws of their soveriegn state.
2) The compromising of those same judiciary by a criminal, thugish enterprise in this current administration which is, IMHO, either bribing or coersing them to vote as they direct.

This will end badly for those law breakers and oath breakers. It may take a while yet...but if this continues, we will see a remedy similar to what our founders imposed on the King of england.

A MODERN DECLARATION OF LIBERTY

47 posted on 06/26/2013 7:57:35 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: txrangerette

It is a decision that precludes the people from passing a referendum that the executive branch opposes because the opinion seems to say that only the governor and attorney general of a state have standing to defend it. I don’t know the consequence of an executive branch decision not to defend a law duly and validly passed by a state legislature.


48 posted on 06/26/2013 7:57:39 AM PDT by Piranha (We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.)
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To: Deo volente
Next up....Churches will be forced to marry homosexuals or lose their tax exempt status. Move over minorities, gay is the new civil liberty.
49 posted on 06/26/2013 7:57:43 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Deo volente

Can anyone on this board tell me with a straight face that they are the least bit surprised by this judicial overreach?

If so, I have a bridge or two I’d like to sell you.


50 posted on 06/26/2013 7:57:54 AM PDT by ssaftler (Oh, hell YEAH!!!! This is absolutely Obama's fault)
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To: txrangerette
But this was a legalism, not a moralism, or so it claims.”

True. Next up probably will be the Constitutionality of same-sex marriage. I'm not very hopeful with this SCOTUS.

51 posted on 06/26/2013 7:58:52 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: ssaftler

I agree...this really should not surprise anyone on FR...


52 posted on 06/26/2013 7:59:48 AM PDT by halo66
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To: Deo volente

Boys and girls, we, as a Nation, are on a train pulled by a steam locomotive on a down hill track heading to destruction at full throttle. Keep in mind that a steam engine, like a turbine, has no speed limit. As long as the fuel is fed to it, it accelerates until it comes apart. And at this point in time, we have no interest in curtailing the flow of fuel to the engine. The just leaves destruction as the end.


53 posted on 06/26/2013 7:59:48 AM PDT by sport
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To: Jeff Head

Yes. In Perry the supreme court gave a single governor or attorney general the power to thwart a popular referendum if those two people dislike the result.


54 posted on 06/26/2013 8:00:00 AM PDT by Piranha (We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.)
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To: cloudmountain

Yep, we now have a federal government that can see no difference between a husband-and-wife and two degenerate pervs.

America has truly descended into evil. I used to wonder if the country was even salvageable. Now, I question if it’s even ‘worth’ salvaging.


55 posted on 06/26/2013 8:00:03 AM PDT by greene66
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To: chris37

Just be sure you return your ballot to the court rather than the polling place so they can “correct” any “mistakes” you’ve made with your votes on the propositions so we don’t have to go through this again.


57 posted on 06/26/2013 8:00:28 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Along with the communist tyrant in the White House and a rubber stamp Congress.


58 posted on 06/26/2013 8:00:29 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Yosemitest

Amen to all you said


59 posted on 06/26/2013 8:00:38 AM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: halo66

The “Impeach John Roberts” billboards are coming...


60 posted on 06/26/2013 8:00:42 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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