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U.S. Supreme Court wipes out Proposition 8's gay marriage ban
MercuryNews.com ^ | June 26, 2013 | Howard Mintz

Posted on 06/26/2013 7:41:40 AM PDT by Deo volente

The U.S. Supreme Court today paved the way for same-sex couples to marry soon in California, effectively leaving intact a lower-court ruling that struck down the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.

In a ruling that assures further legal battles, the high court found that backers of Proposition 8 did not have the legal right to defend the voter-approved gay marriage ban in place of the governor and attorney general, who have refused to press appeals of a federal judge's 2010 ruling finding the law unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court ruling, which found it had no legal authority to decide the merits of a challenge to Proposition 8, sends the case back to that original decision -- and the only question now is how quickly same-sex couples can marry and whether that ruling will have immediate statewide effect.

The 5-4 ruling was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: activistcourt; californication; cultureofcorruption; doma; homosexualagenda; judicialactivism; judicialtyranny; maninblackdresses; noaccountability; obamanation; prop8; proposition8; ruling; scotus; sexpositiveagenda
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1 posted on 06/26/2013 7:41:40 AM PDT by Deo volente
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To: Deo volente

Gawd...Roberts has gone full-blown lib.


2 posted on 06/26/2013 7:42:31 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Deo volente

Horrible. Not a surprise though.


3 posted on 06/26/2013 7:42:45 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Deo volente

The incredible shrinking American culture continues.


4 posted on 06/26/2013 7:43:35 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Timber Rattler

Never would I defend Roberts after what he did on Obamacare, however, same Roberts joined and wrote the 5-4 decision on the Voting Rights Act, which is the correct position. He did not join the 4 full-blown libs. Just stating a fact...


5 posted on 06/26/2013 7:45:28 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear". - Glenn Beck)
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To: Deo volente

I remember when people used to think Roberts was a conservative. Now if you just lie to him, he’ll vote your way.


6 posted on 06/26/2013 7:45:47 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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To: Deo volente

From what I can gather this was decided on who did and did not have standing to bring case.

Also in this decision the 5-4 split was NOT idealogical.


7 posted on 06/26/2013 7:45:57 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Deo volente

You can’t vote FOR something and then elect crooked politicians who are against you on that same issue. It’s just dumb. Elections do have consequences. The California politicians pissed all over the California voters who elected them.


8 posted on 06/26/2013 7:46:50 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Osama tried and failed. Obama got it done.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Could Harriet Miers have possibly been any worse??


9 posted on 06/26/2013 7:47:31 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SE Mom

So, who DID have standing to bring the case?


10 posted on 06/26/2013 7:47:40 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("You can obseve a lot just by watchin'." - Yogi Berra)
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To: Deo volente
In a ruling that assures further legal battles, the high court found that backers of Proposition 8 did not have the legal right to defend the voter-approved gay marriage ban in place of the governor and attorney general, who have refused to press appeals of a federal judge's 2010 ruling finding the law unconstitutional.

In a nutshell - Jerry Brown and a single judge have more power than the population of California. Citizens have "no legal standing" to appeal the judges ruling. That's what this decision means. I think this is far reaching and not good.

11 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:09 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
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Is anyone surprised about how Roberts voted?
12 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:10 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Huskrrrr

You guys finally ready to get fedgov out of the marriage sanctioning and subsidizing business yet? Or are you hoping a few more elections and you’ll be able to get big government to get rid of the strings attached to all those favors you let it do for you?


13 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:14 AM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: Deo volente

A technical ruling on standing as a result of the Governator and CA AG refusing to do their jobs and follow the results of a proposition election. Given the recent choice by the LDS on the Boy Scouts gay youth rule, it’s unlikely the LDS will be a factor in the same way they were in the first Prop.8 battles.


14 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:16 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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Well, it could have been worse.... The homo's had hoped...even expected...that the court would find some innate constitutional right to gay marriage, (see Abortion) that would apply to all states and wipe out all gay marriage bans. Although, they got half a loaf with DOMA (probably a bit more) they are all still upset that they didn't get the whole loaf....
15 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:19 AM PDT by apillar
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To: Timber Rattler

Perhaps we have a hint of what the NSA has learned about Roberts and how he is controlled.


16 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:31 AM PDT by JimSEA
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To: Deo volente

Twice today.

TWICE TODAY.

Legally passed laws BY THE PEOPLE

were over turned.


17 posted on 06/26/2013 7:48:42 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: ColdOne; Huskrrrr

This ruling is on a technical ground, I believe. The state of CA refused to defend this prop even though it passed. So this organization that opposes same-sex marriage defended the prop. The ruling is that this was not valid because this group had no standing to substitute for the state’s lack of defense.

The resulting demise of the prop is terrible, agreed.

But this was a legalism, not a moralism, or so it claims.


18 posted on 06/26/2013 7:49:56 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear". - Glenn Beck)
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To: Orangedog

What’s your brilliant plan with spousal visas? I want to hear it.


19 posted on 06/26/2013 7:50:00 AM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Un Pere, Une Mere, C'est elementaire)
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To: 2banana

The citizens of this country do not have a say any longer.

Laws passed by us are not relevant.

We are ruled.

That is all.


20 posted on 06/26/2013 7:50:12 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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