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S.F. Judges Ordered to Cut Ties to Scouts
FamilyNews ^ | 8/9/02 | Stuart Shepard

Posted on 08/09/2002 10:49:31 PM PDT by ppaul

SAN FRANCISCO - Don't try to be a judge in San Francisco if you work with the Boy Scouts. Judges in San Francisco are being barred from associating with the Boy Scouts because of the Scouts' opposition to homosexuals being in leadership positions.

The new policy, adopted by the city's Superior Court, prohibits the court's judges and commissioners from participating in any organization that excludes members "... on the grounds that their sexual orientation renders them 'unclean,' 'immoral' or 'unfit.' "

Bob Knight, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Culture and Family Institute, said the policy is ludicrous and offensive.

"In other words, the Boy Scouts are supposed to be so evil for protecting boys from homosexuality that you can't be a judge if you have anything to do with them," Knight said.

National Scout spokesman Gregg Shields said the Boy Scouts will take no action since it is not directly affected.

"In a piece of irony here, the people who are aggrieved or the people who are having their rights trampled here would be the judges themselves," Shields said.

Nonetheless, he called the policy "indefensible" and "inappropriate."

"The judges of the court are supposed to be devoted to fairness and impartiality and respectful treatment of all who appear before them," Shields said. "And yet, they've chosen to publicly reject lawfully held private views."

In fact, attorney Brad Dacus with the Pacific Justice Institute, a religious-liberties group based in Citrus Heights, Calif., argues the new restrictions go far beyond the Scouts.

"We're dealing with a policy that prohibits judges' involvement or participation with any organization that teaches homosexuality as being immoral," Dacus said.

There's a move to take the policy statewide in California. Dacus' group has offered to represent any judge who objects.

Link to article HERE.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
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1 posted on 08/09/2002 10:49:32 PM PDT by ppaul
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To: EdReform; Goetz_von_Berlichingen
FYI
2 posted on 08/09/2002 10:51:14 PM PDT by ppaul
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To: ppaul
Unf****n believable, I wish we could throw California out of the Union.
3 posted on 08/09/2002 10:55:14 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: ppaul
Speechless! The gay agendizers are poisoning the human well far beyond their usual recreational activity of spreading AIDS. How do we stop them from bleeping us all over?

One would think the SF judges wouldn't take this lightly. Their civil rights are being compromised.
4 posted on 08/09/2002 10:55:24 PM PDT by PoisedWoman
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To: grlfrnd
Surreal bump.
5 posted on 08/09/2002 10:56:17 PM PDT by PoisedWoman
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To: ppaul
this policy brought to you by deviant fascists
6 posted on 08/09/2002 10:58:21 PM PDT by Texas_Jarhead
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To: ppaul
These are some sick people.

Thankfully, I have recently had the honor of being elected to the position of District Commissioner. ( A volunteer scouting executive Position)

I hope that my service to the scouting program will out way and totally cancell out anything these morons can come up with.

Sheesh!

7 posted on 08/09/2002 10:58:35 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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To: PoisedWoman
One would think the SF judges wouldn't take this lightly.

They're probably all for it.
It's a good bet that the policy was formulated by some committee comprised of a panel of Superior Court judges and the local Bar.
You can expect to see this sort of thing happening in your city too.
Just wait.


8 posted on 08/09/2002 11:00:29 PM PDT by ppaul
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To: wirestripper
out way= outweigh
9 posted on 08/09/2002 11:00:46 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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To: ppaul
I posted this a few days ago while they were deliberating this idea - thanks for the update!
10 posted on 08/09/2002 11:05:13 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: ppaul
My post and there were several others. Seems like they lost their mind (if they had one) out there in freak-a-fornia
11 posted on 08/09/2002 11:07:00 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: ppaul
From a legal standpoint this is totally ludicrous.
12 posted on 08/09/2002 11:08:14 PM PDT by Bogey78O
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To: ppaul

A joyous group of gay men enjoy the Magic Kingdom after dark at Disney's "Gay Day 2002."


13 posted on 08/09/2002 11:10:07 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: ppaul
contact info Here
14 posted on 08/09/2002 11:11:18 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: Bogey78O
Unfortunately this is not really a legal position, it is a political statement. These idiots have their priorities totally backwards as usual.
15 posted on 08/09/2002 11:11:21 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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To: ppaul
SF Superior Court Adopts Gay/Lesbian Anti-Exclusionary Policy

Posted 7/23/02

The Superior Court of San Francisco has adopted a policy prohibiting its members from activities that may give the appearance of bias based on sexual orientation. Adopting a statement drawn and unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the policy provides that judges should not participate as members in a chapter or branch of any organization that invidiously discriminates on the ground of sexual orientation by excluding members on the ground of their sexual orientation, unless the judge's chapter or branch has disavowed that invidiously discriminatory policy.

The policy is as follows: The Judicial Officers of the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco reaffirm their commitment to fairness, impartiality, the dignity of the Court, and the respectful treatment of all who appear before them and agree not to participate as a member of a branch or chapter of any organization that invidiously discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation by excluding members on the ground that their sexual orientation alone renders them "unclean", "immoral" or unfit", unless the chapter or branch to which the Judicial Officer belongs has disavowed that invidiously discriminatory policy.

Under the leadership of the Honorable Ronald Quidachay and the Honorable Donna Hitchens, both of the San Francisco Superior Court, this policy is effective immediately. "It has long been a tradition of the bench of this State, and in particular of the bench of the Superior Court in San Francisco, to respect the rights and dignity of all litigants and counsel who appear before it and to refrain from even the perception or appearance of any type of invidious discrimination, including discrimination based on sexual orientation. The San Francisco bench has always appreciated the diversity of its own members and of the citizens who have occasion to deal with the court system," said Judge Ronald Quidachay, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of San Francisco. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to reconfirm that commitment."

"The Bar Association was very concerned about some of the language included in lawyers' briefs in Boy Scouts vs. Dale, as well as in subsequent cases, referring to homosexuals as not morally straight and unclean," said Angela Bradstreet, President of the Bar Association. "We are absolutely delighted that the San Francisco Superior Court bench has joined with the Bar Association of San Francisco in taking the lead on this issue of fairness, and has been so receptive to the concerns of litigants, jurors, lawyers, and other members of the San Francisco community involved with the judicial process. We are now approaching other metropolitan bar associations and local courts to ask them to follow the Superior Court's lead in ensuring that there is both perception and actuality of equality and impartiality in our court system for everyone."

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16 posted on 08/09/2002 11:13:22 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: chance33_98
Here: Link to SF bar
17 posted on 08/09/2002 11:15:06 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: ppaul
BASF Policies in Opposition to Discriminatory Private Clubs

BASF drafted and effected passage of a San Francisco ordinance tracking successful New York City legislation that bars discrimination by most private social clubs. BASF also has adopted policies encouraging employers not to reimburse expenses incurred on such clubs and has fought for legislation barring tax exemptions and liquor licenses for clubs which discriminate.

18 posted on 08/09/2002 11:16:38 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: ppaul
So anotherwords San Francisco judges can't attend church. Yeah, that's gonna fly.
19 posted on 08/09/2002 11:18:47 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: chance33_98
There must be some way to revoke a states position as a member of the United States of America. It would be helpfull if we could just simply cut them off at the knees and throw them out of the union. Perhaps just give them back to Mexico who apparently wants them.
20 posted on 08/09/2002 11:24:53 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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