CA Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

[nate895]

After reading the the decision, I am curious how many people here actually read the decision.

The proponents of Prop 8 did a rather shabby job of defending their position, imo.

I would be in general agreement with that statement. There are a lot of non-legal talking points brought up by both sides of the case. Much of the ruling is more fit for the findings of a legislative committee than a judge. It is the job of judges to interpret the laws on the books, and when contradictions occur between two aspects of the law, to determine which law is superior to the other.

 

[BlackTerrel]

this is good for liberty.

Because 1 gay judge can overturn the votes of an entire state of 30 million people. I honestly couldn't care much about this law - in the grand scheme of things it's irrelevant to my life.

But the fact that this judge has basically made voting irrelevant is very very troubling. Despite the fact that all the pro-gay crowd on RPF is celebrating.