cindy.mccain.gay
― max, Thursday, 21 January 2010 02:33 (fourteen years ago) link
;)
― mage pit laceration (gbx), Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Defection at the fringes ain't a trend. People currently under 40 were overwhelmingly against 8; people currently over 60 were overwhlemingly against.The difference was 300,000 votes. Next year a whole bunch of under 40s will be old enough to vote for the first time, and a whole bunch of over 60s will be dead. You do the math.― Passenger 57 (rogermexico.), Monday, November 17, 2008
The difference was 300,000 votes. Next year a whole bunch of under 40s will be old enough to vote for the first time, and a whole bunch of over 60s will be dead. You do the math.
― Passenger 57 (rogermexico.), Monday, November 17, 2008
The math is gettin' done: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/50-of-californians-now-support-gay-marriage-poll-finds.html
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah this is gonna get overturned
"Say I Do" is a great slogan btw
― Whats with all the littering? (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:58 (fourteen years ago) link
some friends are getting married in dc this weekend <3
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 March 2010 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
from Laura Bush's memoir:
"In 2004 the social question that animated the campaign was gay marriage. Before the election season had unfolded, I had talked to George about not making gay marriage a significant issue. We have, I reminded him, a number of close friends who are gay or whose children are gay. But at that moment I could never have imagined what path this issue would take and where it would lead."
― cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
We have, I reminded him, a number of close friends who are gay
lindsey graham?
― ibaka flocka flame (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Charlie Crist.
― cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Worrying about hurting people is so like a woman. GWB had his eyes on the REAL prize: the power to fuck over everyone you don't like.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
whereas Bill Clinton had his eyes on a different prize: the power to fuck everyone
― Marriage, that's where I'm a Viking! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Obama, thankfully, has his eyes on what really counts: scaring the shit out of white people.
― cool and remote like dancing girls (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
YES
― Master of the Manly Ballad (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 8 July 2010 23:26 (fourteen years ago) link
The article is weird, the comments...weirder.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 July 2010 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
And here we go, it seems.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
so how many more appeals before this gets to the SC...? just the 9th Circuit?
― Party Car! (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Yup.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
oh man that second sentence
― Mayor Hickenlooper and the liberal agenda (HI DERE), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Some more language here
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Because Proposition 8 is unconstitutional under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, the court orders entry of judgment permanently enjoining its enforcement; prohibiting the official defendants from applying or enforcing Proposition 8 and directing the official defendants that all persons under their control or supervision shall not apply or enforce Proposition 8. The clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment without bond in favor of plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenors and against defendants and defendant-intervenors pursuant to FRCP 58.IT IS SO ORDERED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
awe man :)
― Pissed off our Weingarten (Stevie D), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
IT IS SO ORDERED <3
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
ENGAGE
― Party Car! (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Can't wait for Maggie Gallagher's response.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:07 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd be fine if it was alcohol poisoning.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Ted Olson is probably not a popular man at the Heritage Foundation right now.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
In deciding the case, Walker offered a variety of findings that may be as important as the ruling itself. Among them were the following: * "Sexual orientation is commonly discussed as a characteristic of the individual. Sexual orientation is fundamental to a person's identity and is a distinguishing characteristic that defines gays and lesbians as a discrete group. Proponents' assertion that sexual orientation cannot be defined is contrary to the weight of the evidence." * "Individuals do not generally choose their sexual orientation. No credible evidence supports a finding that an individual may, through conscious decision, therapeutic intervention or any other method, change his or her sexual orientation." * "Same-sex couples are identical to opposite-sex couples in the characteristics relevant to the ability to form successful marital unions. Like opposite-sex couples, same-sex couples have happy, satisfying relationships and form deep emotional bonds and strong commitments to their partners. Standardized measures of relationship satisfaction, relationship adjustment and love do not differ depending on whether a couple is same-sex or opposite-sex." * "Marrying a person of the opposite sex is an unrealistic option for gay and lesbian individuals." * "Same-sex couples receive the same tangible and intangible benefits from marriage that opposite-sex couples receive." * "The availability of domestic partnership does not provide gays and lesbians with a status equivalent to marriage because the cultural meaning of marriage and its associated benefits are intentionally withheld from same-sex couples in domestic partnerships." * "Permitting same-sex couples to marry will not affect the number of opposite-sex couples who marry, divorce, cohabit, have children outside of marriage or otherwise affect the stability of opposite-sex marriages."
* "Sexual orientation is commonly discussed as a characteristic of the individual. Sexual orientation is fundamental to a person's identity and is a distinguishing characteristic that defines gays and lesbians as a discrete group. Proponents' assertion that sexual orientation cannot be defined is contrary to the weight of the evidence."
* "Individuals do not generally choose their sexual orientation. No credible evidence supports a finding that an individual may, through conscious decision, therapeutic intervention or any other method, change his or her sexual orientation."
* "Same-sex couples are identical to opposite-sex couples in the characteristics relevant to the ability to form successful marital unions. Like opposite-sex couples, same-sex couples have happy, satisfying relationships and form deep emotional bonds and strong commitments to their partners. Standardized measures of relationship satisfaction, relationship adjustment and love do not differ depending on whether a couple is same-sex or opposite-sex."
* "Marrying a person of the opposite sex is an unrealistic option for gay and lesbian individuals."
* "Same-sex couples receive the same tangible and intangible benefits from marriage that opposite-sex couples receive."
* "The availability of domestic partnership does not provide gays and lesbians with a status equivalent to marriage because the cultural meaning of marriage and its associated benefits are intentionally withheld from same-sex couples in domestic partnerships."
* "Permitting same-sex couples to marry will not affect the number of opposite-sex couples who marry, divorce, cohabit, have children outside of marriage or otherwise affect the stability of opposite-sex marriages."
― prolego, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Similarly via Ambinder:
Walker, in his decision, writes that "Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gays and lesbians for denial of a marriage license." He evaluates as credible witnesses the panel of experts who testified against Proposition 8, and finds fault with the credentials of several witnesses who testified against same-sex marriage, including David Blankenhorn, President of the Institute for American Values. "Blankenhorn's testimony constitutes inadmissible opinion testimony that should be given essentially no weight," Walker writes. "Blankenhorn gave absolutely no explanation whymanifestations of the deinstitutionalization of marriage would be exacerbated (and not, for example, ameliorated) by the presence of marriage for same-sex couples. His opinion lacks reliability, as there is simply too great an analytical gap between the data and the opinion Blankenhorn proffered."Here are the relevant facts he finds:1. Marriage is and has been a civil matter, subject to religious intervention only when requested by the intervenors. 2. California, like every other state, doesn't require that couples wanting to marry be able to procreate3. Marriage as an institution has changed overtime; women were given equal status; interracial marriage was formally legalized; no fault divorce made it easier to dissolve marriages. 4. California has eliminated marital obligations based on gender5. Same-sex love and intimacy "are well-documented in humanhistory."6. Sexual orientation is a fundamental characteristic of a human being.7. Prop 8 proponents' "assertion that sexual orientation cannot be defined is contrary to the weight of the evidence"8. There is no evidence that sexual orientation is chosen, nor than it can be changed.9. California has no interest in reducing the number of gays and lesbians in its population10. "Same-sex couples are identical to opposite-sex couples in the characteristics relevant to the ability to form successful marital union."11. "Marrying a person of the opposite sex is an unrealistic option for gay and lesbian individuals."12. "Domestic partnerships lack the social meaning associated with marriage, and marriage is widely regarded as the definitive expression of love and commitment in the United States.The availability of domestic partnership does not provide gays and lesbians with a status equivalent to marriage because the cultural meaning of marriage and its associated benefits are intentionally withheld from same-sex couples in domestic partnerships."13. "Permitting same-sex couples to marry will not affect the number of opposite-sex couples who marry, divorce, cohabit, have children outside of marriage or otherwise affect thestability of opposite-sex marriages."Remember, these are the FACTS that Walker has determined from the testimony and evidence. These facts will serve as the grounding for the legal arguments yet to come.
"Blankenhorn's testimony constitutes inadmissible opinion testimony that should be given essentially no weight," Walker writes. "Blankenhorn gave absolutely no explanation whymanifestations of the deinstitutionalization of marriage would be exacerbated (and not, for example, ameliorated) by the presence of marriage for same-sex couples. His opinion lacks reliability, as there is simply too great an analytical gap between the data and the opinion Blankenhorn proffered."
Here are the relevant facts he finds:
1. Marriage is and has been a civil matter, subject to religious intervention only when requested by the intervenors. 2. California, like every other state, doesn't require that couples wanting to marry be able to procreate3. Marriage as an institution has changed overtime; women were given equal status; interracial marriage was formally legalized; no fault divorce made it easier to dissolve marriages. 4. California has eliminated marital obligations based on gender5. Same-sex love and intimacy "are well-documented in humanhistory."6. Sexual orientation is a fundamental characteristic of a human being.7. Prop 8 proponents' "assertion that sexual orientation cannot be defined is contrary to the weight of the evidence"8. There is no evidence that sexual orientation is chosen, nor than it can be changed.9. California has no interest in reducing the number of gays and lesbians in its population10. "Same-sex couples are identical to opposite-sex couples in the characteristics relevant to the ability to form successful marital union."11. "Marrying a person of the opposite sex is an unrealistic option for gay and lesbian individuals."12. "Domestic partnerships lack the social meaning associated with marriage, and marriage is widely regarded as the definitive expression of love and commitment in the United States.The availability of domestic partnership does not provide gays and lesbians with a status equivalent to marriage because the cultural meaning of marriage and its associated benefits are intentionally withheld from same-sex couples in domestic partnerships."13. "Permitting same-sex couples to marry will not affect the number of opposite-sex couples who marry, divorce, cohabit, have children outside of marriage or otherwise affect thestability of opposite-sex marriages."
Remember, these are the FACTS that Walker has determined from the testimony and evidence. These facts will serve as the grounding for the legal arguments yet to come.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, but, see, none of those things are in the Constitution, therefore homosexual marriage is not a fundamental right.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
strike one for heteronormativity u guys!
― plax (ico), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, but, see, none of those things are in the Constitution, therefore homosexual marriage is not a fundamental right
Holy shit, they don't say anything about my owning a CD collection in the Constitution either. I throw myself on the mercy of the court.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
http://lawdork.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/clarence-thomas.jpg
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:36 (fourteen years ago) link
lol I went to the AFA site to see if they'd thrown a fit yet - not yet, but they're pretty busy boycotting EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD
― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
:)
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I do like how Walker basically said Blankenhorn was a useless dumbass.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:43 (fourteen years ago) link
those 13 FACTS! bam, bam, bam.
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah like this kicker:
"6. Sexual orientation is a fundamental characteristic of a human being."
― plax (ico), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Off-topic, but the censoring on the AFA's website makes me LOL
Sears is currently offering giant posters of total nud**y on its website.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
was sorta waiting for this
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:48 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah like this kicker:"6. Sexual orientation is a fundamental characteristic of a human being."
I agree that this is deeply problematic
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:49 (fourteen years ago) link
like, whether or not sexual orientation is a choice or in born or whatever should have zero bearing on how it is legally addressed.
moreover, "answering" that question wont change the minds of haters---if its something essential to a person ("genetic"), it can be made pathological. if its a choice, its a bad one. etc
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:53 (fourteen years ago) link
also ur enshrining a really problematic idea in law
― plax (ico), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Not shocked of course, but lol @ the AFA definition of "graphic total nudity".
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm sorry "graphic total nud**y".
While I am inclined to agree w/you, most people I know did not choose their orientation.
― Un peu d'Eire, ça fait toujours Dublin (Michael White), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:57 (fourteen years ago) link
The judge is specifically refuting testimony by pro-Prop 8 lawyers, one of whose claims was the inviolability of heterosexual marriage vs the protean nature of homosexual relationships.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
in other words, Walker wasn't composing aphorisms, plax.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
sorta---not a lawyer, but note that it doesn't localize a persons sexuality (its in the genes!), nor does it render it immutable. it states that it is fundamental, which could be interpreted as "important enough to someones life/lifestyle to be given legal consideration"
good thing imo
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Finding gbx wholly OTM.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 22:01 (fourteen years ago) link
From the AFA's condemnation of Sears:
"Some of them depict groups of people, lesbians and others engaged in ***ual activities."
First off, "people, lesbians and others"???
Secondly, "***ual activities"? Casual? Actual? What?
― Un peu d'Eire, ça fait toujours Dublin (Michael White), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
sexual
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 22:05 (fourteen years ago) link