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Supreme Court rejects bid to halt same-sex marriages in California (rejects emergency request)
LA Times ^ | June 30, 2013 | Maura Dolan

Posted on 06/30/2013 10:18:15 AM PDT by Innovative

The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to stop same-sex marriages in California, a lawyer for the gay couples who sued said Sunday.

Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., one of the lawyers who challenged Proposition 8, said that he had just received word from the court Sunday morning that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy denied a request by ProtectMarriage, the sponsors of Proposition 8, to halt the marriages.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; court; faggots; fags; homos; homosexualagenda; lesbians; prop8; samesexmarriage
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1 posted on 06/30/2013 10:18:15 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Blame McCain! Obama got to appoint two Justices because of McCain’s defeat.
Ironically, Meghan McCain must be thrilled!


2 posted on 06/30/2013 10:21:23 AM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Innovative
I find it interesting how liberals can almost always find a judge who will issue an injunction to stop a conservative leaning law (to "look at the issue"...), but it is rare for a court to stop a liberal law from taking immediate effect.

I believe the US judiciary is bent on the destruction of our Constitution and SCOTUS is the lowest form of animal life on this planet.

3 posted on 06/30/2013 10:21:49 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: Innovative

The entire government is a lawless tyranny.

Time to fly the flag upside down.


4 posted on 06/30/2013 10:33:05 AM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: Innovative

Something is just inherently wrong with a judicial system that rules against the wishes of a majority of its citizens. It’s simply tyranny by an artificial ruling class. History has shown that such tyranny by the few, leads to rebellion by the many.


5 posted on 06/30/2013 10:33:40 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Innovative

I thought the ruling didn’t necessarily overturn Prop 8. So how is this legally allowed?


6 posted on 06/30/2013 10:34:58 AM PDT by Shadow44
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To: Innovative

I thought the whole point of the Supreme’s decision was that states should make their own laws, rendering DOMA unconstitutional. Well, Californians have made their own decision, but that doesn’t count?


7 posted on 06/30/2013 10:36:02 AM PDT by Entrepreneur (We're past the tipping point - the only variable is the rate of decline)
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To: Windflier
Something is just inherently wrong with a judicial system that rules against the wishes of a majority of its citizens.

False, as stated.

If a majority of your fellow citizens want you shipped off to a re-education camp, and a court rules that it violates your rights, do you REALLY think the majority should prevail?

8 posted on 06/30/2013 10:36:27 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Windflier

Fair enough, but let me play devil’s advocate for a second. What if the majority of the citizens suddenly went nuts and decided to pass laws to kill the Jews, or whatever - in other words, a literally murderous tyranny of the majority.

Would you not want the courts to intervene in that case? Or would you be OK with mass murder, sanctioned by popular vote?

I know that’s not the case here, but what I’m saying is that ‘the wishes of a majority’ may not always be enlightened or benevolent in nature.

Like I said, I’m playing devil’s advocate.


9 posted on 06/30/2013 10:40:11 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: Windflier
"Something is just inherently wrong with a judicial system that rules against the wishes of a majority of its citizens."

Sorry but you want rules applied in a Democracy to be used in our Constitutional Republic.

Remember in OUR system its the Rule of Law that prevails, not Majority Rule.

Now interpretation of that law has definitely become out of whack but just because a supposed majority of people are for or against something does not mean it should be so.

10 posted on 06/30/2013 10:40:20 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Shadow44
I thought the ruling didn’t necessarily overturn Prop 8. So how is this legally allowed?

Here's the sequence: (1) federal district court in San Francisco holds Prop. 8 unconstitutional; (2) 9th Circuit stays that decision pending appeal; (3) 9th Circuit affirms the district court, but continues the stay pending appeal to SCOTUS; (4) SCOTUS vacates the 9th Circuit decision on jurisdictional grounds (meaning the district court's decision stands, but the 9th Circuit's decision is not precedent anymore); (5) 9th Circuit vacates its stay, meaning the district court decision is now in effect; (6) California state officials start performing gay marriages; (7) pro-Prop. 8 forces ask SCOTUS to reinstate the 9th Circuit's stay, because the SCOTUS decision technically won't be final for another 20 days or so; (8) SCOTUS (per Justice Kennedy, sitting as emergency motions justice) says no.

11 posted on 06/30/2013 10:52:44 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Steelfish

Blame McCain twice, once for losing, and once for knowing he would have selected some RINO Whino had he won, and everything would be just as bad at the SC.


12 posted on 06/30/2013 10:53:22 AM PDT by pallis
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To: Innovative

So Kennedy makes it official.

There’s no laws, just his opinion.

The law says there’s a 25 day waiting period. The 9th circuit pre-empted that without authority.

Kennedy just agreed.

By what authority?

None. He just made it up.


13 posted on 06/30/2013 11:10:21 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: Innovative

This is just plain wrong. The voters rights should be protected first and foremost. Libertarian moderate republicans never fought hard enough to protect marriage. And, I know why. This is such a disgrace which goes against God. I think the country is lost now and needs a way back to God. The US Court justices are like those in the Ninth Circuit. This is nothing more than the rulers of long ago. Just repeating history now with Dictator Obama and his servants with the (D) and the (R). Romney would have agreed with amnesty. Need proof. Paul Ryan.


14 posted on 06/30/2013 11:13:47 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: Innovative

Keep in mind that this is coming from the sodomite side, which lies incessantly. Look to other sources for the truth


15 posted on 06/30/2013 11:14:03 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Innovative

Do the people of California at least understand now that it’s foolish for them to vote on propositions unless the Supreme Court has previously determined that their results will be acceptable? Proposition 8 has turned out to be nothing but a colossal waste of time and money.

And, as for Congress, why should it go ahead and blithely pass bills like the Defense of Marriage Act, which the Supremes just invalidated, unless the bills have been pre-determined to be Supreme-Court-proof?

When will Americans and their Congressional representatives face the fact that they’re living in a tyranny in which nine totalitarian judges decide how their lives will be lived and everyone else’s views are irrelevant?


16 posted on 06/30/2013 11:15:39 AM PDT by Bluestocking
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To: fwdude

It is FACT.


17 posted on 06/30/2013 11:17:28 AM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative

[[(rejects emergency request)]]

Meanwhile kkkuomo and bllomingbeger- BOTH issue ‘emergency mandates’ for everythigtn from crammign through constitution violating laws to avoiding havign to stay a day logner in order to pass more bills (Yup folks, kkkuomo just passed an ‘emergency measure’ that prevents him and ilk from havign to stay to vote o nsomething- Abuse of power? Oh heck no- these are liberals, they are icnapable of abusing power accordign ot the msm)


18 posted on 06/30/2013 11:20:41 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: Innovative

What’s your source?


19 posted on 06/30/2013 11:24:49 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Shadow44

It dismissed the case for lack of Standing. The Fed. Dist. Ct. ruled Prop 8 unconstitutional. THAT ruling is allowed to stand because SCOTUS said none of the Plaintiffs had standing to appeal it.

In short ... Prop 8 is no more.


20 posted on 06/30/2013 11:44:21 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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