The Twitter Debate on Farrah Khan is Nothing
Making the rounds on Twitter last night was a message from the city of Irvine in regards to a Public Records request from Michael Fox, […]
Michael Fox
Muslims, Immigrants, Gays and Why The Right Wing hates the Constitution
The First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment are under attack from the radical right! Muslims, Immigrants, and Gays are the greatest threat facing America. If it requires defiling the Constitution to stop them, the Tea Party has no problem.
Federal Judge Lifts Stay In Prop 8 Ruling
This morning, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker issued another ruling in related to his landmark decision that declared Proposition 8 (California’s Constitutional Amendment banning same-gender marriages) unconstitutional. Last Friday, both sides in the case submitted arguments to Judge Walker about whether he should continue to retain the stay on his order until any pending appeal is decided, or lift the stay he placed shortly after issuing his decision last week.
LA Times: Restore Gay Marriage Until Appeals Court Rules
With both the Governor and AG already speaking out in favor of restoring Gay Marriages in the Golden State, the LA Times is also calling […]
Celebrating a landmark civil rights victory in the land of Nixon and Reagan
The Orange County Rally in Sasscer Park in the shadow of the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse drew a respectable crowd, about 200 people, of LGBT community members and their supporters. They all seemed to recognize that this decision is merely another step, on the long road, to marriage equality for LGBT Americans.
NY Times: Marriage is a Constitutional Right
The New York Times has one of the best editorials on the Proposition 8 decision from yesterday.
From the editorial: “The judge easily dismissed the idea that discrimination is permissible if a majority of voters approve it; the referendum’s outcome was “irrelevant,†he said, quoting a 1943 case, because “fundamental rights may not be submitted to a vote.â€
He then dismantled, brick by crumbling brick, the weak case made by supporters of Proposition 8 and laid out the facts presented in testimony. The two witnesses called by the supporters (the state having bowed out of the case) had no credibility, he said, and presented no evidence that same-sex marriage harmed society or the institution of marriage.”
Judge Rules that Prop 8 is Unconstitutional
U. S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker has issued a landmark decision declaring that Proposition 8, banning same-gender marriage is unconstitutional.
“The United States Constitution guarantees that all persons shall be treated equally under the law;” said Chris Prevatt, spokesman for the Harvey Milk Stonewall Democratic Club of Orange County. “The U.S. Supreme Court rulled decades ago, that marriage is a fundamental right, when it overturned state laws banning inter-racial marriages.”
Breaking News: Prop 8 is Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. More details here from the Associated Press.  By LISA LEFF The Associated Press […]
Closing Arguments in the Prop 8 Federal Trial delivered today
“This trial clearly demonstrated Proposition 8’s denial of equal protection under the law,†said Chad Griffin, Board President of the American Foundation for Equal Rights. “No law may violate the U.S. Constitution. Our nation’s Founders established the courts to protect every American’s constitutional rights against discriminatory laws. This case is not about special rights for Kris, Sandy, Paul and Jeff. Rather, it’s about ensuring they simply have the same rights as every American.â€