Posted on 04/29/2014 3:11:08 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/29/2014 3:39:21 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The Senate confirmed President Obama's nomination of San Francisco attorney Michelle Friedland to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a near party-line vote Monday.
The vote was 51-40, the bare majority needed.
While handling business cases at her firm, she has also represented the gay-rights group Equality California in challenging California's now-overturned ban on same-sex marriage and in defending a state law that prohibits therapy aimed at turning gay youths straight.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
The coordination between gay activists across the nation seems to be choreographed. Efforts are underway elsewhere to ban therapists who seek to counsel young persons to adopt a straight lifestyle.
Harry Reid ramming Progressivism home via the courts, whether the suckers want it or not.
I wonder what they mean by “handling business cases...”
What a success the Nuclear Option has been for Leftist judges! Isn’t it such a boost to the country that Harry Reid is in charge of the Senate?? /s
“The vote was 51-40, the bare majority needed.”
Actually 50 votes would have been sufficient, provided that Vice President Biden was available to bail out the nominee.
Absolutely true. The covert collusion is also undeniable. The communications between the "Just Us" department and the Walker court during the Prop 8 "trial" were revealed, but a FOIA request for the content was denied.
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