The liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California has ruled against Proposition 8 in California, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman in the state constitution. Right off the top, the 9th Circuit begins their ruling with a phony assertion: “Prior to November 4, 2008, the California Constitution guaranteed the right …
Does Media Matters oppose the Sotomayor nomination?
Via The Corner at NRO, here’s a press release from the leftist propaganda outfit Media Matters for America: Greetings, I wanted to make sure you had seen Media Matters’ latest research on five major newspapers reporting on Sen. Jeff Sessions’ opening statement at the confirmation hearing of Judge Sonia Sotomayor without noting that in 1986, …
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CA Supreme Court acts to re-define marriage
… now on to the pro-marriage initiative battle in November. Liberals/Democrats often compare the fight over the definition of marriage to the fight over inter-racial marriage. The analogy is ridiculous, and practically no one truly believes there’s really an analogy there; nevertheless, the California Supreme Court even made the analogy in their absurd ruling yesterday. …
Oregon judge joins in abuse of boys
In a partial victory for justice, most of the serious charges were dismissed against the two 13-year old boys in McMinnville, Oregon who are the targets of abusive prosecutor Bradley Berry. Last week, [Circuit Judge John L.] Collins threw out misdemeanor sex abuse charges against the boys, a decision that means the pair no longer …
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Giuliani needs to clarify position on Roe, not just on abortion
A lot of attention has been paid to Rudy Giuliani’s position on abortion, and to his muddled answer to the abortion question at the first Republican presidential primary debate May 3rd. But not much focus has been put on what may be the most problematic part of his answer. As quoted by Charles Krauthammer in …
The Loving analogy is nonsense
Ever since the push to radically redefine marriage was started by the left, they have repeatedly tried to make the silly analogy between “gay marriage” and inter-racial marriage, specifically to the case Loving vs. Virginia. The analogy is nonsense. There are no significant differences between a black man and a white man (and none whatsoever …
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California court rules against “right” to redefinition of marriage
Sometimes, even in a time when judical activism often seems to be the norm, judges get one right. Today is such a day: A state appeals court upheld California’s ban on gay marriage Thursday, a critical defeat for a movement hungry for a win after similar losses in two other states. In reversing the March …
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Supreme Court rules for al Qaeda in Hamdan
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-3 against the Bush Administration in the Hamdan case. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. The ruling, a rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti- terror policies, was written by Justice John Paul …
Totalitarians airbrushing American history
From WorldNetDaily (via California Conservative), an update on the story abut the Mt. Soledad war memorial in San Diego, specifically the efforts by the forces of atheism and intolerance on the left to tear down the memorial. Judge orders San Diego cross removed Ruling on a 15-year-old ACLU case, a federal judge today ordered the …
Quote of the day, strict constructionist edition
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (via the AP): “What is a moderate interpretation of (the Constitution)? Halfway between what it says and halfway between what you want it to say?” That is all.
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Justice Ginsburg details death threat
Via CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has acknowledged a specific death threat against her and her retired colleague Sandra Day O’Connor, blaming lawmakers for fueling “the irrational fringe.” It should go without saying that it’s a terrible thing for any public official to receive a threat of violence. But the …
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In case you needed another reason to love Justice Scalia…
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From the AP ( via The Washington Post): “That’s the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to change with society, like a living organism, or it will become brittle and break.” “But you would have to be an idiot to …
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