Posted on 08/12/2004 9:58:15 AM PDT by dead
Gays have always had the "right" to marry --- McGreevey is in his second marriage.
It's a great read - the majority opinion totally decimates the lame arguments of the San Francisco city attorney. It almost reads like they're spanking a little child - enjoy!
Poor choice of words ;-)
I thought SCOCA judges were elected. I am remembering the campaign to get rid of Rose Bird.
Associate Justice Janice Brown (appointed by Gov. Wilson)
Associate Justice Joyce Kennard (appointed by Gov. Deukmejian)
Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar (appointed by Gov. Wilson)
Chief Justice Ron George (appointed by Gov. Wilson)
Associate Justice Ming Chin (appointed by Gov. Wilson)
Associate Justice Marvin Baxter (appointed by Gov. Wilson)
Associate Justice Carlos Moreno (appointed by Gov. Davis)
The California Supreme Court is already on the "bad list" of a growing number of pro-family Californians. In 1997, four justices (George, Chin, Kennard, Werdegar) overturned the state’s law requiring parental consent for abortion.
In 2003, four justices (George, Kennard, Moreno, Werdegar) wrote the majority opinion authorizing homosexual adoptions known as “second-parent adoptions,” although no such state law existed.
(info from: http://www.savecalifornia.com/perspective/experatcourt_pt2.cfm
Gray Davis voting record on family values is available at:
http://www.savecalifornia.com/votingrecords/gov.cfm
Calif judges are appointed and reaffirmed by ballot.
Fortunately, California voters have more power than voters in Massachusetts. We can and have recalled judges. In 1986, voters removed Rose Bird, the anti-death-penalty chief justice on the California Supreme Court, and two of her liberal associates.
Thanks for info, I suspected after I posted that that might be the case.
No. If they appealed from this court it would have to be directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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