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scytherius (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:19 PM Original message |
Jerry Brown: Gay-marriage ban should be invalidated |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Profile in Courage. But Jerry has always been just that. |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Prop. 8 should have never been on the ballot |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
49. Exactly! nt |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. I love you, Jerry Brown. |
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jaundicedi (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. I was actually expecting that to happen. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. Jerry! |
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prostock69 (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Go Jerry, go!!! |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. help the cause |
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jetphixer (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Stright persons comments |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good. |
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Leftest (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. It didn't pass by much, and |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Kick it for Jerry! |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. Good for him |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. Good for Brown. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. why do they describe this as a surprise move |
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AnAnonymousDemocrat (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. No, I don't think he did |
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trickyguy (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. Congrats, Jerry. At least you understand what's at stake here. |
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wundermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
17. Jerry Brown - A progressive in a position of Power - |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
18. Brown is completely consistent, here's why... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. thanks for the analysis |
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Leftest (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Here, here... |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
21. Thank you Jerry Brown. K&R n/t |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
23. Go, Jerry, go! |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. recommended |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. A bit of good news in a week where there has been little good news on this issue. |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. How can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional? |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Ultimately it will get to the SCOTUS |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Because the argument used against Prop 8 |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. And that's going to make it a very messy decision. |
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Frank Booth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. This seems to be purely a matter of state law, so I don't think it will go to scotus. |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. No, no I mean in the end it will have to be ruled on by SCOTUS |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Marriage is a state issue. SCOTUS has no jurisdiction. n/t |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Equal protection, maybe? |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. at the federal level, at least, the more recent amendment is presumed to override |
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jetphixer (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Constitutional Amendment |
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AnAnonymousDemocrat (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Read the news story for your answer nt |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Good question. Maybe Proposition 8 could be viewed as |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. State constitutions generally duplicate the Federal Constitution... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Because it is in conflict with other, more-fundamental parts of the state constitution. |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
52. The amendment violates the California constitution. n/t |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Good for Brown! |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. well, the whole idea is.. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Right! |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. The CA constitution also distinguishes between an amendment and a revision... |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Great move, Jerry! Fulfill your duty, my man. |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Wow |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
44. I have always liked Jerry Brown. Is he the same Jerry Brown who was governor? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Yes. (NT) |
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HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 08:21 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. from cnn |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
46. “The people have a right to amend their constitution" but not to abolish an inalienable right. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
50. K/R |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
51. When Moon Beam gets it, every person on this planet should, unless of course you are a Bigot. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
55. He has some courage to take that position |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. Jerry has the right idea |
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