Posted on 05/19/2014 12:28:06 PM PDT by freedumb2003
Edited on 05/19/2014 12:31:07 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A federal judge has struck down Oregon's same-sex marriage ban, saying it is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Michael McShane threw out the voter-approved ban Monday.
So many “judges” have their heads in a dark & smelly place.
Only MASSIVE civil disobedience will stop these damn judges from CONTINUING to legislate from the bench on social issues.
Government has got to get out of the marriage business sooner rather than later. They have nothing but contempt for the institution and are utterly incapable of defining it.
Appointed by Obama, and according to Wiki his “domestic partner” is Michael Hogan.
Anything they want gets approved once by some judge, and bang! it's decided forever. "Settled Law"
I do believe all these judges interfering to knock down traditional marriage policies in one state after another is being coordinated from the White House. It’s a calculated war on the will of the people and on the rights of the states designed to impose gay marriage everywhere by judicial fiat.
Wickedpedia:
District Court Judge Michael McShane
Nomination to U.S. District Court[edit]
On September 19, 2012, President Obama nominated McShane to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, to the seat vacated by Judge Michael R. Hogan who took senior status on September 24, 2011.[3] On January 2, 2013, his nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate.
On January 3, 2013, he was renominated to the same office. His nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 7, 2013, by voice vote.[4]
The Senate confirmed his nomination on May 20, 2013, by voice vote. He received his commission on May 30, 2013.
Personal[edit]
McShane is openly gay,[5] and he is the first openly gay federal judge in Oregon.[6] His partner is Gregory Ford.[1]
Well, knock me over with a feather ........ when Democrats can’t get around the law with a judge, as here, they want to change the Constitution, as with the `Citizens United’ case where the SCOTUS disappointed them.
Judge that struck down the law wants to marry his boyfriend.
So he changed the law. Exact same thing happened in California. Queer judges should not be allowed to rule on cases like this. What a crock of horse manure. Judicial tyranny of the highest order.
“McShane is openly gay,[5] and he is the first openly gay federal judge in Oregon.[6] His partner is Gregory Ford.[1]
McShane sits on the board of St. Andrew Nativity School, an inner city middle school for disadvantaged youth. In addition, he teaches at Lewis & Clark Law School.[2]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._McShane
This decision signals the death of freedom because in this case Oregon’s constitutional amendment which was passed by the voters in an initiative petition was struck down by a judge in a non-adversarial lawsuit. What happened is that the Democrat Governor and Attorney General of Oregon colluded with the gay activists and refused to defend the Marriage Amendment which was passed by the voters of Oregon. Then the corrupt judge refused to allow the National Organization for Marriage to defend the law. At this point this was no longer an adversarial proceeding and the judges ruling should thus have no weight.
Yeah, no reason to recuse himself... Sheesh.
Fixed.
So much for Rand Paul’s States Rights approach to solving this problem.
That is 100% true.
There is not a single argument made for gay "marriage" that cannot also be made for polygamy/polyandry or for the most part, pedophilia.
McShane is openly gay.. Hey, just like the man who appointed him! (Obama).
They all have their marching orders from Barry Bathhouse. Democrats play follow the leader. Mindless robots that have no mind of their own.
Why vote when you can have one leftist judge overrule an entire state?
That is a stupid remark, that doesn't even make sense.
The libertarians created that straw dog out of thin air to create a distraction to use among gay marriage opponents.
Either gay marriage is legal, or it is illegal, if you don't care about complying with the law yourself, then don't, you can call whatever you want to "marriage" for yourself.
Another judge that needs removal by the legislature. Unbelievable.
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