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Title: FAGGOT Judge Vaughn Walker Hands Victory to Proposition 8 Opponents (CA-Gay Marriage Ban Overturned)
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NYMAG
URL Source: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/0 ... _vaughn_walker_hands_vict.html
Published: Aug 4, 2010
Author: NYMAG
Post Date: 2010-08-04 16:56:07 by Brian S
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This afternoon U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in the case brought before him by lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies, which argued that the Proposition 8 ballot initiative denying marriage rights to same-sex couples in California was unconstitutional. In a decision just handed down to lawyers for both sides, Walker ruled that Proposition 8 is "unconstitutional under both the due process and equal protection clauses." The court, therefore, "orders entry of judgment permanently enjoining its enforcement." We're staying tuned for more updates and details on the 136-page decision, but these two sentences from the conclusion are critical:
That's what history sounds like. Of course, before the ruling was released, lawyers for the opposing side filed a motion to stay his ruling pending an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Update: Good As You has a PDF of the decision.
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.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
A judge can say a square is a circle if he wants to. Doesn't make it so. There is not such thing as homosexual marriage.
Vaughn Walker: 5 Facts About the Prop 8 Judge (Aug. 4)--On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that California's Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to define marriage as being solely between a man and a woman, violates the U.S. constitution. Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
Hope the queer gets aids.
That is real "christian" of you... {{{chuckle}}}
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
way to go liberals! First you screw up SB 1070, now this one! Can you say "Senator Fiorina?" HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
What has Fiorina got to do with this? BTW, Fiorina screwed up HP big time. Guess the only place left for her is government.
Liberals are soooooooo stupid. They just pushed Carly Fiorina over the top. Boxer is now dog-meat. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
What has Fiorina got to do with this? Duh, this will piss off the Conservative base and get them even more pissed off in November. it's about turn-out. Babs is furious right now.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
You mean the radical right - I don't consider them conservative.
Look at the bright side of this man-man marriage thing. BS can now marry Fredo and miningold can marry war.
Am I a liberal or a conservative? - Fredo Mertz #19. Destro (#18) Wassup dude? Let's get this place rocking. - Fredo Mertz
A Log Cabin (log jammin) Republican libturd.
Damn. Now Mad Dog and yukon will be moving here.
"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the syphilitic psychopath
#2. To: All (#0)
Surge Desk has looked into Walker's career as a judge, and has compiled the following facts.
Who appointed Judge Walker?
Walker was appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan in 1987, and promoted by George H.W. Bush to sit on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1989.
Controversial cases
Aside from the Prop 8 case, Walker is currently presiding over a case regarding the U.S. Government's warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens during the presidency of George W. Bush.
Is Judge Walker gay?
As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, Walker is homosexual. The Prop. 8 case was assigned to him, and most observers say his sexual orientation did not factor in to his decision.
"He has a private life and he doesn't conceal it, but doesn't think it is relevant to his decision in any case, and he doesn't bring it to bear in any decisions," a judge who wished to remain anonymous told the Chronicle.
As a lawyer, Walker represented the U.S. Olympic Committee in a suit seeking to prohibit a group from using the term "Gay Olympics."
What is Walker's political persuasion?
Walker is known as a judge who prizes personal privacy. As the Bay Citizen reported, he is said to hold political views that put him slightly right of center. and Wired magazine has termed him a libertarian.
Judicial Reputation
Walker is considered to be a fiercely independent judge. "I think he's fearless," Judge Charles Breyer, one of Walker's colleagues on the federal bench told Bay Citizen. "I think that he decides cases based on what he thinks is right rather than what somebody else might think is right."
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
#4. To: A K A Stone (#3)
#5. To: Brian S (#0)
#6. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#5)
Can you say "Senator Fiorina?"
#7. To: Brian S (#0)
#8. To: lucysmom (#6)
Can you say "Senator Fiorina?"
#9. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#8)
Duh, this will piss off the Conservative base and get them even more pissed off in November.
#10. To: A K A Stone (#1)
#11. To: Brian S (#2)
Walker was appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan in 1987, and promoted by George H.W. Bush
Lesbians on the left, gays on the right.
#12. To: Brian S (#0)
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