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[California Supreme] Court rules Berkeley can withdraw Scouts' rent subsidy
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 3/9/6
| Bob Egelko
Posted on 03/09/2006 12:39:56 PM PST by SmithL
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To: RonF; AppauledAtAppeasementConservat; Da Jerdge; Looking for Diogenes; Congressman Billybob; ...
This will end up with SCOTUS I think.
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posted on
03/09/2006 8:51:16 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SmithL
You expected more from the CA Supreme Court. Surely you jest. They are the most liberal in all of the land.
To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
You expected more from the CA Supreme Court. Surely you jest. They are the most liberal in all of the land. Actually, they aren't. The California Supreme Court is one of the most conservative State courts.
You're probably thinking of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, also based in San Francisco, which is probably the most liberal (and most overturned) of the Federal courts.
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posted on
03/09/2006 9:37:07 PM PST
by
SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: SmithL
Yep, your are right, I was thinkin of the 9th Court.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
California SCOTUS is a fairly conservative court.
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posted on
03/09/2006 10:07:19 PM PST
by
Torie
To: Torie
And the decision was unanimous. Apparently subsidies does not equal free speech.
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posted on
03/09/2006 10:11:31 PM PST
by
Torie
To: newzjunkey
Similar situation here in San Diego with an over abundance of consideration given to the Scouts for a lease in Balboa Park.The City of San Diego must be required to repay the Scouts the full value of all improvements made to the property. The city accepted all the labor and materials to maintain the site for years. The city can't have it both ways. The Scouts made the investment in good faith and the city has taken it away without just compensation.
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posted on
03/09/2006 10:14:01 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Is California still part of the USA?
Just wonderin'.
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posted on
03/09/2006 10:20:45 PM PST
by
Mears
(The Killer Queen-caviar and cigarettes.)
To: DBeers
The change in policy applies to any non-profit organization which will not embrace and condone homosexual activity or will not embrace and condone those that promote homosexual activity.
Exactly, the change in policy is legal. The governmental entity is not discriminating against the Boy Scouts, they are setting a policy which says taxpayer supported non-profits can't discriminate based on sexual preferrence. There is nothing wrong with that.
Berkely wishes to promote, support and promulgate homosexual activity within the community on the tax payers dime -the Boy Scouts do not serve that bizarre goal; as such, Berkeley will not finance "homophobic" & "heteronormative" Boy Scout activities e.g. camping...
So what? The elected officials of Berkley can spend the taxpayers money as they see fit. They set policies for the town regarding the use of public lands, they did nothing illegal here.
No one can discriminate against a subjective feeling held by another e.g. "homosexuality"... Discrimination applies to objective things only such as activities or innate characteristics e.g. "race"...
Well, the courts, all levels including the Supreme Court disagree with you. The city did nothing wrong here.
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posted on
03/09/2006 10:50:18 PM PST
by
jf55510
To: jf55510
>>>The city did nothing wrong here.<<<
Other than to violate an act of Congress, you may be right.
To: jf55510
So what? The attempted homosexualization of society is what it is. Something I oppose. Thats what!
The elected officials of Berkley can spend the taxpayers money as they see fit. They set policies for the town regarding the use of public lands, they did nothing illegal here.
Thanks for stating the obvious which by the way means nothing in regards to legitimate opposition to the homosexual agenda that Berkely promotes on the taxpayers dime.
Well, the courts, all levels including the Supreme Court disagree with you.
Again -the obvious -and again, no relevance...
The city did nothing wrong here.
You mean nothing illegal; however, promoting homosexual activity is very very wrong...
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posted on
03/10/2006 11:23:19 AM PST
by
DBeers
(†)
To: FormerLib
The Boy Scouts will have folks willing to pay that rent wrapped around the block so long as it helps keep the fudge-packers away from the little boys. No one has so far.
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posted on
03/10/2006 3:49:01 PM PST
by
RonF
To: Arthalion
they're just going to start treating them like any other tenantIs that clear? They still grant a number of other organizations subsidies. Do none of them discriminate?
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posted on
03/10/2006 3:51:15 PM PST
by
RonF
To: SmithL
I wonder if the City of Berkeley will feel any moral obligation to make good on the $150,000 worth of goods (in 1930 dollars) that they received from the BSA in return for this deal in the first place.
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posted on
03/10/2006 4:07:51 PM PST
by
RonF
To: RonF
Must be a bunch of turd burglars out there then.
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posted on
03/10/2006 4:25:52 PM PST
by
FormerLib
(Kosova: "land stolen from Serbs and given to terrorist killers in a futile attempt to appease them.")
To: reagandemocrat
Other than to violate an act of Congress, you may be right.
And exactly, what law is that?
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posted on
03/10/2006 5:12:16 PM PST
by
jf55510
To: RonF
Do none of them discriminate?The others discriminate in ways that Beserkeley approves.
I wonder if the City of Berkeley will feel any moral obligation to make good on the $150,000 worth of goods (in 1930 dollars) that they received from the BSA in return for this deal in the first place.
I've always wondered why the Scouts never included that in their arguments.
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posted on
03/10/2006 7:21:17 PM PST
by
SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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