If for nothing else, this is why elections have consequences, The Supreme Court

[still_one]

[pinto]

1. +1

[HappyMe]

2. Absolutely.

[Puglover]

3. For sure!

[Coexist]

4. don't ever tell me both parties are the same. Scotus nominees matter

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Sotomayor voted against us on the Prop 8 case.

So. Of the 4 votes cast on two cases by Obama appointees, 3 out of 4 were not soaked in bigotry and contempt for gay people. Don't be sad,3 out of 4 ain't bad....

[BainsBane]

6. The issue seems to have been exclusively about standing

about whether a private citizen has standing.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Seems?

As a pragmatist, her 'thinking' is only proven by her actions. She voted with the right wing. I am glad she was with us on DOMA, I expected her to vote against us on that one too.

[BainsBane]

9. They rule on points of law

I say seems because I've only read the SCOTUS blog summary, not the ruling or dissent as it's not yet posted. Justices don't vote like politicians. The rule on points of law. The prop 8 ruling didn't touch the merits of the case. They ruled exclusively on the point that a private citizen does not have standing to challenge constitutionality when the state does not. They made no determination about whether gay marriage was constitutional in that ruling.

You can go to SCOTUS blog in a bit and read the ruling yourself, or read the summaries on the live blog now.

[quinnox]

8. Yep. Maybe the Democratic leaders should do a better job of inspiring people to go vote for them