Imperial County, Prop. 8 lawyers' briefs attack Judge Walker

[Newsjock]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Imperial County, the lone California jurisdiction defending Proposition 8 on appeal, announced today that it has filed its opening brief arguing its right to defend the voter-enacted same-sex marriage ban.

... Imperial County is represented, pro bono, by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a nonprofit law firm in Murrieta whose mission is "protecting religious liberty in the courts." Nearly 70 percent of Imperial County's voters approved of Proposition 8.

"It is a long held principle in California that it is 'the duty of the courts to jealously guard the right of the people' to exercise their initiative power, which is described as 'one of he most precious rights of our democratic process,' " Imperial County's brief argues. "The district court in this case failed to recognize his role as a judge as opposed to a policy maker."

... The Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, part of the team appealing Walker's ruling, said in its brief ... that the judge's ruling "defames as anti-gay bigots not only seven million California voters, but everyone else in this county, and elsewhere, who believes that the traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage continues to meaningfully serve the legitimate interests of society."

The brief cites comments from President Obama, who has said he believes marriage is between a man and a woman, as well as court rulings the team argues Walker failed to take into account in his ruling.

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/imperial-county-prop-8-lawyers.html

[RKP5637]

1. Just the name says it all, "Imperial County" says STFU. We will tell you what is

best for you. Typical attitude.

[Fearless]

2. Defamation implies that what is said is false... They ARE bigots. Period.

[Newsjock]

3. Current unemployment rate in Imperial County: 30.4%

And that's the official rate. Surely it must be the fault of teh gays.

Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2009/03/19/1698037/decline-and-fall-of-the-california.html

[msongs]

4. prop 8 should have been fought on religious grounds - denying gays' rights by religion nt

[Ikonoklast]

5. Sooo, lemme get this straight...

These idjits want there idea of 'religious freedom' to include using the force of law against those who have sex in a way that their religion disapproves of.


Mmmk.


Just enforce your goofy rules on your own fellow idjit co-religionists, and let the rest of the world do what they want.

'Freedom OF Religion' also means 'Freedom FROM Your Crazy Religion'.

[SoapBox]

6. Amazing...the Haters are every place.

And boy do they like to vomit up their HATE.

[mindwalker_i]

7. There are seven million anti-gay bigots then

Who are so concerned with what gays do they can't keep their hands out of it all. I wish they'd quit stuffing their fucking crosses down people's pants.

[rocktivity]

8. Does DU-er Underpants know about this?

:silly:
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