| Yes, there is some good news about Judge Stephen Reinhardt being one of the 3 judges drawn at random to hear the Prop 8 case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Some people are worried about this, since he is notoriously liberal. His wife also has significant connections to the case, which some argue should be grounds for recusal.
I’m not worried however. He can either: a) Rule against Prop 8, overturning the will of the voters, or b) Rule in favor of Prop 8, sustaining the voters of California If he rules against Prop 8, we have the consolation of knowing that he is one of the most frequently overturned justices in any circuit court. The Supremes will have the last word. If he rules in favor of Prop 8, we have the satisfaction of knowing that even the most liberal judges can’t find a federal right to same sex marriage. Bring it on! |
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Bravo! THAT's the right attitude!
He could also rule that the Pro-Marriage groups have no standing, and cut the whole appeal process off at the knees.
Some concern is warranted.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, indivisible, with LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
Now what part of those last five words don't you folks understand?
That's right. Liberty and Justice for ALL. Even families, who have the right to a mom and a dad. Even those who believe differently than you do. It says Liberty and Justice for all, not redefine marriage for all....
Patriot Paul: Yes, he could. But all indications are he won't. First, such a travesty is abhorrent even to the radicals like Reinhardt- it is just a bit too obvious of a judicial fraud to say that our system somehow has defined "justice" to involve denying the sovereign People their day in Court on a duly adopted Constitutional amendment, since their elected officials can always siomply choose to betray them and- voila!- no standing!
I doubt even the radicals imagine they can put enough lipstick on that pig.
Second, Reinhardt would never let the opportunity to write the opinion on this baby slip away on the basis of a little ol' thing like "standing".
SCOTUS or bust!
Natrual Norm wrote: "...with LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. Now what part of those last five words don't you folks understand?"
Well, Norm, the part that I don't understand is where the Communist Party supports your "equality" and the Communist Party has no interest in liberty or justice for anyone!
Especially true on this point.
The Ruth Institute blogged the arguments. <a href="Reinhardt pointed out that according to Boies’ reasoning, the injunction in effect, only applies to Los Angeles and Alameda counties.
Furthermore, David Boies claimed that the clerks of Los Angeles and Alameda Counties were not bound by the injunction. But the district court had ruled that the "official defendants (including the clerks of Alameda and Los Angeles Counties) are prohibited "from applying or enforcing Proposition 8".
Don - I read one of your recent comments about the communist party's stance on destroying marriage via, amongst other things, support for changing the defintion of marriage to accomodate homosexuals. Fascinating perspective that I had not previously heard, and it answers one of my questions about how the homosexual movement has achieved such power with such a small percentage of the population being homosexual. It's a bit scary, actually.
Thank you very much, Mike Brooks! I consider that quite a compliment coming from someone clearly as intelligent and articulate as you are!
Mike wrote: "Fascinating perspective that I had not previously heard..."
That's precisely the problem, Mike. The case is very easy to make but it isn't getting exposure. Communists seek to work covertly as they know that association with the word "communist" causes most people to flee and automatically brands any cause with which they are associated as anit-American.
Yes, Mike, I find it to be scary as well and I wish that more people found it to be so. The fact is that every major problem which the U. S. is currently experiencing correlates precisely with the communist plan to bring down capitalism as described in their Manifesto. In these blogs I have limited myself to the issues of family, marriage and religion but there are many other correlations as well.
To deal with a problem one must first perceive that there is a problem and understand the precise nature of the problem. Thus far the communists have largely been successful in flying under the radar!
Don - While I'm no great fan of RW talk radio, I do listen on occasion to Michael Medved, a liberal-turned-conservative who comes off as a pretty bright guy. Just yesterday he was talking about the silent communism movement - that never went away since the 50s, just underground - and how it uses/manipulates progressives (including homosexuals) to indirectly support their objectives.
So, I think the word is getting out, slowly but surely. I see that you are hammering that point here, and I will join that effort elsewhere once I find myself capable of speaking eloquently enough about it to sound credible and change minds.
Hi, Mike!
Those who are aware of the ongoing subversive activities of the communists are denied a big megaphone and the communists and their deluded followers, liberals, will stop at nothing to smear, shout down and discredit truth speakers.
As to the relationship between the communists and the Democratic Party, Comrade Atkins of the Communist Party USA has this to say:
"Our members participate in the Democratic primary process at the local level, volunteer in GOTV efforts, and many take part in the platform-drafting process in their local Democratic committees. More participate in Democratic-aligned outfits such as Organize for America, Progressive Democrats of America, or the Campaign for America’s Future."
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/living-in-an-era-of-change/
You do realize that Jesus was, for all intents and purposes, the ideal communist, right?
Somehow, having this odd declaration from you Anonygrl, doesn't help your case.