MY TAKE AWAY ON PROP 8

Fools glorifying themselves, trying to manipulate Satan And there’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend: From the Song, slow train coming, 1994 Bob Dylan

FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION OR STEP ASIDE

Judge Walker’s decision on same-sex marriage is a reminder of the proper role of judges in our society. Above all else, judges should follow the Constitution. For that reason, Judge Walker’s decision should be condemned .

Judge Walker showed from the outset of the Prop 8 case that he had one priority: To subvert the Rule of Law. His efforts to televise the trial, later overturned by the Supreme Court, show his true intent. Judge Walker wanted to televise the Prop 8 litigation to make sure it would be a show trial  for the advocates of same-sex marriage. Although the Supreme Court did overturn his decision, Judge Walker pressed on. He never backed down. It is hard to believe that he is a Bush appointee — but this is San Francisco, after all.

Now the case heads to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit is a famously  lawless circuit. The next stop is the Supreme Court, which will probably divide 5–4 in this case. The swing vote is Justice Kennedy. Although his vote is often unpredictable, Justice Kennedy has tended to vote with the Supreme Court’s activist  wing in cases related to homosexuality.

We hope that Justice Kennedy rejects liberal elite  opinion  follows the Constitution, and upholds Prop 8.

Public opinion about same-sex marriage is changing. The Supreme Court should recognize this and step aside .

The choice is clear: It a choice between following the true Constitution and caving in to public pressures and opinion. We urge the Supreme Court to show the courage to follow the Constitution just as the Framers intended.

As someone said in [I think this statement was from Lou Engle] Kansas City, “what happens in California, happens next in the Nation” (paraphrase)

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