Is a California judge having second thoughts on Prop. 8?
The California Supreme Court’s order last week to consider legal challenges to Proposition 8 contained one surprising twist — the name of the sole justice who voted against hearing the cases.
Justice Joyce L. Kennard, a staunchly independent if not stubborn jurist, has a lengthy record of protecting gay rights, including the right to marry, and often sides with the underdog in rulings.
In fact, her record is so unwavering that many gay-rights activists and several independent legal scholars surmised that her vote against hearing the legal challenges was procedural — for example, she might have wanted them to be filed in lower courts first — and did not reflect her thinking on the cases.
But a close reading of the court’s one-page order suggests that gay-rights advocates may have lost a usually predictable ally in their effort to overturn Proposition 8.
“It definitely isn’t a good sign,” said UCLA Law Professor Brad Sears, an expert on sexual-orientation law.
She better watch out. The tolerance bullies are not going to be pleased.
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Anything that “isn’t a good sign” to the UCLA, is a good thing to me
They haven’t perched in her trees and thrown feces at her yet?
This is nothing to get excited about. She just had a momentary lapse. She will come to her senses soon wait and see. Tiger/stripes thing.
Correction to the previous…
I meant to anybody teaching law at UCLA, not to be confused with the ACLU
ROTFLMAO!!!
She better watch out. They’ll be boycotting her court and extorting her.
Looks like someone is about to have their entire life destroyed…just as soon as anything with their name attached to it is invaded in order to find out any and all personal information. Following that, this Justice’s home should have been found out and thus the intimidation of her will commence with vigils, harrassing phone calls, threats, etc. night and day until that person capitulates and offers up the extortion money to whatever “cause” that the terrorists demand of her etc., etc., etc.
After all, NO ONE is permitted to have their own opinion…ESPECIALLY a judge if it goes against the Gay Agenda and what their Brownshirts demand.
This may actually work so far against them that their ability to figure out just how much will boggle their minds for years.
Liberal thugs are destroying this country.
Other than moving, de-listing her phone number, being badgered the rest of her life and maybe having plastic surgery to change her appearance, I’d say she has nothing to worry about.
The only possible way that can happen is if WE let them. And I am not disposed to doing that, thank you very much.
Wow, that’ll look great on a resume.
/eyes rolling
I wonder if Bash Back will invade and disrupt her court room?
I wonder if the orientation takes place in a 2, 3, or 4 dimensional space?
Maybe she respects the constitution which has been properly amended.
Now wouldn’t that be refreshing. We can always hope!
The sleazy attacks against those who defend marriage from assault continue:
Mormon Church Involvement in Prop 8 Investigated
My cynical thought is she is trying to cover herself in case there is an attempt to recall any of the state court justices.
As if there weren’t leftie/gay orgs contributing against Prop 8. Fairies.
If they obstruct the will of the California electorate, it is time to vote them out. Kick all these judges off the court.
b-cat said:
Indeed this is all about intimidation and harassment by the Orwellian-named “Against Hate” thugs.
(But - by the way - the name-calling I didn’t quote is out of place here and not helpful, B-Cat.)
Is there any chance that she is putting the law before her personal beliefs?
In the interest of being inclusive, we should get the input of the Islamic vote. Maybe they can call CAIR?
In College, I was in a legal studies program for my major. I had the opportunity to sit in on a case that Kennard was presiding over – it was a very memorable experience. She was the one Justice I remember. I don’t always agree with her decisions, but she is something else to watch. She is this petite lady who packs quite the punch. Thunderous.
About the underdog. This IS well known. I remember in the hearing I sat in on, she was going after the defendant (the underdog) with a barrage of questions. She got him to the point of speechless.
We spoke to both trial attorney’s after and he was still wondering what hit him.
I later asked my professor (also an attorney) about what was going on with her hammering away at this man like she did.
His response was interesting, sometimes when they do this, they are actually being the attorney’s best friend. Perhaps there was a “sticking” point in Chambers after reviewing the case. By asking harsh questions, what appears to be bullying or non-agreement is actually the Justice trying to get questions answered that were problematic behind the scenes. Questions that will be argued so that he/she can move undecided’s over to their position. Sometimes the “bullying” justice is actually the attorney’s best ally.
Any way. Kennard is a very brilliant woman. I’ve seen her in action, but because of my experience, I wouldn’t hang my hat on Prop 8 not being overturned.
WTF?!!!
Why is this person even a judge?!
Whatever happened to this being a government Of the People, By the People and For the People?!
This is just like the Danish cartoon fiasco. If you don’t like something, burn something down and then the authorities will change their minds. You might as well declare California a banana republic with Generalissimo Arnold in charge.
It’s absurd. The gay lobby couldn’t convince people before the vote and now they are bullying everyone until they get their way. Why aren’t they being arrested? Aren’t there laws against violence?
The CA Supremes would do well to consider the case of Rose Byrd and her court before doing anything hasty. (Too young or not from CA? They were recalled because they refused to uphold death sentences as demanded by the people.)
Dangit. I was hoping she is black. She’s not. Dangit.
dexter it is interesting that not one but two votes of the people can’t bring about a law. if this is the case, and they overturn this change of the constitution by judicial fiat, the people might need to change the constitution to not allow judicial review of state constitutional amendments, and if any judicial department does review these amendments they can be impeached and removed from office.
Isn’t it ironic that the main reason why gays want homosexuality depicted in schoolbooks and accepted and promoted as a positive alternative lifestyle, is to reduce bullying of homosexuals in school.
Gay activists claim that gay teenagers have a suicide rate four times higher than normal kids. They blame this on intolerance and bullying. The media, schools, and universities think that by normalizing homosexuality they will reduce bullying and thus reduce gay suicide rates. The truth is that all people with psychological disorders have high suicide rates. Homosexual activists have successfully lobbied mental health authorities to remove homosexuality form the list of mental disorders. However, I feel that homosexuality is a disorder, and health officials were bullied into changing its classification, just as the activists are now bullying the public to accept gay marriage.
My Views on Homosexuality
that ended decades ago.
feebiebabe brings up an excellent perspective. Kennard just might be helping them. She may want them to go through different channels or follow a different procedure that will make the case ironclad when it finally reaches her in court.
She may have concluded that the civil rights question has been asked and answered.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/dpregistry/
excerpt:
The California Supreme Court decision issued on May 15, 2008, regarding same-sex marriages did not invalidate or change any of the Family Code statutes relating to registered domestic partners. Until a Notice of Termination is filed with our office, a registered domestic partnership will remain active on the California’s Domestic Partnership Registry. This office will continue to process Declarations of Domestic Partnership, Notices of Termination of Domestic Partnership and other related filings as permitted by the domestic partnership law. If you have specific questions about how the Supreme Court’s decision may apply to your circumstances, you should consult with a private attorney.
California Family Code
297.5. (a) Registered domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits, and shall be subject to the same responsibilities, obligations, and duties under law, whether they derive from statutes, administrative regulations, court rules, government policies, common law, or any other provisions or sources of law, as are granted to and imposed upon spouses.
More likely, if Judge Kennard doesn’t do what the gay lobby wants, they will set up a tent in her front yard and have another SanFran-style spank-fest!
The best thing about gays is that they are headed to self-extinction.
G.G.Almighty
What are we coming to?
My feelings on the gay marriage issue:
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Her vote against the hearing was just window dressing. The supremes want to show that the fix isn’t in, except it already is, they wrote it into the decision on 5/15/2008. See above post #32.
It goes a lot deeper than that…
…a sign of the times.
Well.. maybe that’s what she wants.