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Prop. 8 Overturned: Read Judge Walker's Full Decision Here
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 4) -- In a historic ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker on Wednesday struck down California's Proposition 8, which defined marriage in the state as being solely between a man and a woman. "Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples," Walker's ruling stated. Here is the full ruling, via LGBT news blog Good As You: Prop 8 ...
New Hampshire Passes Gay Marriage; 6 States High and Risin'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyHow high's the water, Mama? Five feet high and risin' -- Johnny CashThe gay rain is fallin' hard. On Wednesday, New Hampshire eclipsed Johnny Cash's high water mark, becoming the sixth state to recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry. ...
Discharged Arabic Linguist Dan Choi Among Protesters at Obama Fundraiser
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyLt. Dan Choi, the first soldier discharged under "Don't ask/Don't tell" during the Obama administration, was among protesters at a DNC fundraiser headlined by President Obama: Protest organizers called for Obama to repeal the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that exempts openly gay men and women from serving in the military. Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and an Arabic translator, was discharged from the Army when he declared he was gay on national television. His conviction that the military's policy is "a deadly poison" inspired him to lead the protest on Wednesday. Here's ...
Bi-Partisan Challenge to Prop 8 Filed in Federal Court is the Right Move
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe opposing lawyers from the famously divisive Bush v. Gore case have joined forces to bring gay and straight Americans together: (From The Advocate)In a bold move that takes a new approach to achieving marriage equality, two attorneys who argued opposing sides of the 2000 Bush v. Gore lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court have filed a challenge to Proposition 8 in federal court, The Advocate has learned....The attorneys argue that relegating same-sex couples to domestic partnerships instead of granting them full marriage rights is a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses ...
President Obama Faces Protests Over Prop 8 Silence
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAt yesterday's White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about the President's reaction to the California Supreme Court's ruling upholding Proposition 8. His response:I have not talked to the President about it. I think the issues involved are ones that you know where the President stands.That silence, along with recent pressure on the President to act on discharges of gay soldiers, are the catalysts behind a planned protest this evening, according to Towleroad.com: ...
Proposition 8 Ruling is a Catch 88
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailySee what I did there? It's like a Catch 22, only 4 times as bad. Worse, really, but 88 went well with the rest of the headline. In rendering its decision to uphold Proposition 8, the California Supreme Court ignored not only their own precedent but their reason for existing. Upon advice of counsel, I decided to bite the bullet and try to wade through the 136-page Prop 8 decision to find out where the whole thing went wrong. After doing so, I can only conclude than that the court wrote their decision to fit a pre-ordained outcome. That outcome was best described by Below the Beltway's Doug ...
Did Proposition 8 Court Read Right-Wing Blogs?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyA slew of conservative blogs have been attacking Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the US Supreme Court, for a statement that she made in 2005:Judicial Confirmation Network, a conservative group that focuses on judicial nominees, made reference to the quote in a statement this morning condemning Sotomayor's nomination, alleging that Sotomayor "thinks that judges should dictate policy." Conservative bloggers have focused on it as well: The Weekly Standard, Townhall.com, and NewsBusters have all featured posts on the comment this morning.Ed Rawls at Cubic Politics notices a striking ...
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