Posted on 05/15/2008 3:25:08 PM PDT by Signalman
You think they would actually try to rule the Constitution as being unconstitutional? Wait a sec, what am I asking, this is California.......never mind.
Thanks for the clarification, I hope it passes.
You're assuming the people who come up with things are rational and not just engaging of post-hoc rationalization of their emotional states. So the equal protection clause protects gay marriage but doesn't affect things like gender-segregated changing room facilities. Why? Because they say so.
no because it is law vs constitutional amendment.
This was a LAW that was overturned, in November it is an Amendment.
The California Supreme court would have to rule a constitutional amendment unconstitutional. That would only be done via the federal constitution.
It just shows the need for a federal marriage amendment.
This is a worst case scenario for the three democrats running for president. It helps down ticket conservatives though.
“despite having gathered the largest number of signatures for any petition in the state’s history”
I’d say that’s unconsitutional by anyone’s reckoning, but that’d be obvious.
No wonder California is going bankrupt....the sooner it falls off in the ocean, the better.
Good point. They’re all about “love” and “relationships,” right?
What the dimwits on this Court don’t realize, is that the purpose of a Marriage Law is not to put a “stamp of approval” on our loves or to “dignify” our relationships.
Holy Communion in my Church is a matter of love between me and Jesus, but I don’t go to the government to license it. A Religious Order establishes a permanent committed relationship between all the members of the community, but you don’t need the government to define it, regulate it, or enforce it.
In short, the purpose of the Marriage Law is not to legitimize “relationships.” The purpose of the Marriage Law is to recognize an already-existing institution, which is both previous to, and foundational to, every tribe, society and nation.
Marriage has a universal male-female form, because male-female is the ONLY human pairing which can spontaneously produce dependent children, whose well-being is best secured by their mother and father, and whose relationships society is thus bound to recognize and protect.
In overturning Proposition 22, the California court ruled that the people of California are not fit to govern themselves. But the court didn’t just overturn the will of the people of California. It overturned the wisdom of humankind of every continent, in every century, of every culture.
Agreed. McCain could work this into not only winning CA, but perhaps save many GOP congressional seats.
I suspect that 2:1 against homo marriage is nationwide. He could also use the decision to reeinforce his support for constructionist judges.
This could be hugh.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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