Just caught this on Memeorandum:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s public information office expects a ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 7 by 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern Time in the Perry v. Brown case challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8.
“Regardless of how the 9th Circuit rules,” writes Howard Mintz in the San Jose Mercury News, “Tuesday’s ruling is expected to be only a prelude to further legal skirmishing that ultimately is likely to wind up in the U.S. Supreme Court.”
If the Ninth Circuit overturns Prop 8, it will be interesting to watch President Obama’s reaction.
The Republican candidates will make political hay from this, by faulting liberal judges for overstepping their mandates. And they’ll have a point. This is an issue for state legislatures not federal courts. And as we saw last year in New York State — and this year in Washington, elected legislators are moving forward on state recognition of same-sex marriage.
And one more thing. This is not about the right to marry, to live openly with the spouse of your choice, but about state recognition of such unions. It would be nice if the rhetoric in this debate reflected that reality.
I’m betting they’ll overturn prop 8, ignoring precident and claiming their smackdown of Walker wanting to release the tape gives them cover.
“I’m Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and C.E.O. of Goldman Sachs, and I support marriage equality,” Mr. Blankfein says in the spot, which was recorded at the bank’s headquarters in downtown Manhattan. “America’s corporations learned long ago that equality is just good business and is the right thing to do.”
Rhetoric reflect reality? Hmmm, that could wo-nah, just kidding! RepubliKKKans are evil and want to send gays to the gas chambers! Vote Democrat!
But, yeah, in no way should this be a federal issue.
@Cy
I about made a liberal’s head explode when I pointed out by his standard Thurgood Marshal was a bigoted homophobe.
This is an issue for state legislatures not federal courts.
That makes me ask if you feel that the federal cases which established a right to marry under the Constitution, that the right to marry is indeed a fundamental right, were decided incorrectly. From Loving v. Virginia on, the right to marry has been adjudicated in federal courts for quite awhile now. You’re entitled to a different opinion, of course, but I want to be sure I’m understanding you correctly – do you feel that marriage equality is not a federal issue, or that marriage in general is not?
Is Marriage a Civil Right?
Unconstitutional… Now, on to the Supreme Court.
hmm_contrib. The issue of Gay marriage was remanded back to the states 9-0 in Baker v. Nelson. “For lack of a Federal question” That’s the controlling precident. Care to explain what Federal Question has been raised since then?
That the 9th circus has ruled against the precident isn’t surprising.
well, here we have it! the GOP’s leading candidates all come out in favor of LGBT Prejudice and Discrimination.
Yup. All against LGBT couples being allowed to marry. All of ’em.
And yet, you sad resentful homosexuals will still vote GOP. This is exactly *why* your parents are ashamed to call you boys “Son” – you have no balls, no spine, no integrity.
Your beloved Republicans don’t love you, respect you, and only tolerate you if you castrate yourselves as a peace offering.
I made a video for you wimps 😀
http://youtu.be/hrv31BCGeqY
feel free to block me, again. because we all know you gay conservatives can’t handle being reminded of the sad cold truth – your fathers are ashamed of you, and always will be. just like the party you align yourselves with.
http://youtu.be/hrv31BCGeqY
Which is an interesting argument to make, Little Kiwi, given how you fully support and endorse discrimination and harassment against gay and lesbian people.
Meanwhile, as far as being banned, your history here, as I recall, is one of leaving out of sheer frustration when your tactic of screaming and namecalling not only failed to work, but got you humiliated repeatedly by people.
Perhaps your parents fall for that. We certainly don’t.