Pro-Obama, Pro-Prop. 8.

[ERCougar]

Originally Posted by Tex

Do you think the 3 dissenting judges understand it? How about the lead dissent who says "I actually agree with several of the majority's conclusions" but then goes on to state:



Oh, but maybe he doesn't understand the legal process. He's only a Supreme Court judge after all.

http://www.latimes.com/media/acrobat...5/38894545.PDF

Good point. Any SC decision that is not 9-0 should go before the people.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by ERCougar

Good point. Any SC decision that is not 9-0 should go before the people.

Nope, that's a straw man. You're on a roll today, ER.

[8ballrollin]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I think opponents of gay marriage ignorant bigots, absolutely, whatever color they may be...What an irnoniclly sad and tragic comment that blacks were the ones who amended the California Constitution in this way.

You're wrong on this one. If you look at the deeper social issues of this demo, you'll see why.

[bluegoose]

Originally Posted by SoCalCoug

Do you not understand the legal process? The gay marriage decision was the right decision under the then-existing California Constitution. The judge who wrote the decision is a conservative, Republican-appointee. According to the decision, the constitution would have to be changed. Now it has been.

If you think it's a slap in the face of the California Supreme Court, you're ignorant. If anything, it was following the decision.

Good point and I completely agree. "Those four Activist Judges" were simply doing their job, and doing it correctly, imo.

[BarbaraGordon]

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

You're wrong on this one. If you look at the deeper social issues of this demo, you'll see why.

Please enlighten us. Seriously.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Please enlighten us. Seriously.

I don't think he can. A double irony is that the gruop of our population most struggling to come to terms with the commitments that attend marriage and especially procreation hindered gay marriage yesterday.

[TripletDaddy]

Prop 8 passed. The Constitution will be amended.

And somewhere, in some California classroom today, a teacher is still telling his or her students that gays can adopt, some people have 2 moms or 2 dads, that there are all kinds of ways to create a family. Students and parents are still free to organize an optional trip to watch their lesbian teacher get married. Teachers still can hand out the book "King and King" to students. Parents have no more or no less right to opt their kids out of the California education system.

Thank goodness for Prop 8. It saved out children from almost certain doom.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Prop 8 passed. The Constitution will be amended.

And somewhere, in some California classroom today, a teacher is still telling his or her students that gays can adopt, some people have 2 moms or 2 dads, that there are all kinds of ways to create a family. Students and parents are still free to organize an optional trip to watch their lesbian teacher get married. Teachers still can hand out the book "King and King" to students. Parents have no more or no less right to opt their kids out of the California education system.

Thank goodness for Prop 8. It saved out children from almost certain doom.

Like JL said, hollow victory.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Like JL said, hollow victory.

It is a weird line in the sand that has been drawn, to be sure.

At least the Church's tax exempt status is safe.