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California gay marriage ban overturned: report

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ptif219 said:
Pl8us he was gay agreeing with a gay issue. He should have recused himself
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But using that logic, a strait judge should have recused himself as well.
 
Orion said:
Calling out the ruling as being biased because the judge is gay just shows the level of discrimination that still exists in people's minds. If it were a straight judge ruling against GM, proponents of the ban would not remark on his sexuality.

Judges get their job because they have sworn to uphold state constitutions and balance reason. The slanderous accusation the judge ruled in favor of striking down the ban because he is gay are baseless and only demonstrates the myopia of the right.
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Wrong a judge often rules on personal beliefs it is called activism.
 
ptif219 said:
Pl8us he was gay agreeing with a gay issue. He should have recused himself
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Should a straight person have done so as well? Should all black people recuse themselves if there is a question about racial discrimination? Should all women recuse themselves if the issue is about equal pay?

Somehow it never occurs to you people that maybe judges can make decisions based on the law. Perhaps you should question yourselves. It seems you would make decisions based on your own personal biases and therefore you assume everyone else would, too.
 
ptif219 said:
Pl8us he was gay agreeing with a gay issue. He should have recused himself
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And a Catholic should have recused himself because the Pope says gays are bad?

And a Mormon should have recused himself because her church provided like 75% of the funding for Prop 8?

Surely, and Evangelical would have to recuse himself because God knows they're pretty biased against the gays.

So, who - in your opinion - should have heard it?
 
ptif219 said:
Posible but having gay judge shows bias from the get go
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lol, because he's gay he's automatically biased? What you're saying is that a heterosexual can ignore his sexuality, but a homosexual cannot?
 
Redress said:
Hint: not all the people in those 31 states voted against gay marriage.
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no, just the majorities in 31 of 31...

unbelievable
 
The Prof said:
the legalisms surrounding this question are one thing, they go this way, they go that

but the politics aren't, they're overwhelmingly one sided

deal with THAT
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I will deal with political fallout to do what is right every single time. That is called integrity.
 
Redress said:
Really? Why is a gay judge guaranteed biased, but a strait judge is not?
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A gay judge on a gay issue is like having a judge that belongs to the NRA on a gun rights case
 
This is wrong on so many levels... Yet again California leads the way in acting like an ass.
 
The Prof said:
no, just the majorities in 31 of 31...

unbelievable
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Not sure why it is such a difficult concept to believe that a majority can be wrong. Or do you now agree that the majority was right to elect Obama?
 
Redress said:
California gay marriage ban overturned: report - Yahoo! News



All I can say is: YES!
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No big surprise here. A gay judge who wants to get married legislating from the bench again.......I said all along this case will go to the SCOTUS and sadly for you "Bleeding Heart" Liberals there are no gay judges there...........Look for the SCOTUS to throw out this horrible decision on a 5 to 4 vote with Kennedy deciding the issue

You can take it to the bank.............
 
FilmFestGuy said:
I tolerate your thoughts and defend your right to believe that gays are 2nd class citizens
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unbelievable

for all you know, i'm personally (LOL!) in favor of gay marriage

but whoever pushes it in this political climate is gonna have to pay for his or her position

it's just the way it is

party on!
 
Redress said:
They were working on it well before the release.
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I know. It's been the talk of the news here in CA how they preempted the judge's ruling, basically showing they had no intentions of following the court's decision.

Any word on whether or not the stay of verdict is being granted?
 
Navy Pride said:
No big surprise here. A gay judge who wants to get married legislating from the bench again.......I said all along this case will go to the SCOTUS and sadly for you "Bleeding Heart" Liberals there are no gay judges there...........Look for the SCOTUS to throw out this horrible decision on a 5 to 4 vote with Kennedy deciding the issue

You can take it to the bank.............
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Why don't you try to convince people, with facts, as to why gay people shouldn't be allowed to get legally married?
 
FilmFestGuy said:
Additionally, the judge finds that it violates both equal protection AND due process and that each challenge is independently meritorious. This means, in appeals (if I understand it correctly) that those backing Prop 8 will have to prove that it doesn't violate equal protection AND due process separately.

Obviously, this isn't the end of it.

We'll see. It's a tough Supreme Court - but Kennedy has voted in favor of gay rights in 3 of 4 cases that have made it that far.
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Your problem is my left wing friend is Keennedy has never voted for gay marriage.............He voted on the texas case and I agree with him on that one.........
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
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Why don't you try to convince people, with facts, as to why gay people shouldn't be allowed to get legally married?
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Is this your first time here my left wing friend.......Its been done a thousand times in DP.........
 
digsbe said:
This is wrong on so many levels... Yet again California leads the way in acting like an ass.
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This from the state that brings us Zach Wamp (quote: ""Let me tell you one of the reasons why Chattanooga is a very blessed city today, why we have so much new economic development and why we're really an anointed city...There are no abortion clinics in Chattanooga.")

and Basil Marceaux YouTube - Basil Marceaux

And yes, I live in Tennessee and I can and will make fun of it's politics because it's insane here.
 
Redress said:
I will deal with political fallout to do what is right every single time. That is called integrity.
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well, aren't you special!

your mom, bless her heart, must be very proud

unfortunately, you (or, more accurately, some people a little more important than you) are gonna HAVE TO deal with that fallout

it's like gravity, unavoidable
 
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