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San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, against Gay and Lesbian Times
Again, how do they get around the 10th Amendment (my bad, sorry about the confusion)? ============== I think you might mean the sovereign immunity states receive under the 11th Amendment-but that only applies to lawsuits against the states. All issues that are found in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, statutes passed by Congress or federal case law are national in scope and fall under the federal courts “case or controversy” requirements for Article III (federal court) jurisdiction. Since the Equal Protection Clause can be applied to any law (such as prop 8) that treats people differently based on a facial application (example-blacks cannot marry whites), that would give the court jurisdiction under the Equal Protection Clause - and that is all they need. Typically EP applies FULL protection to any law which discriminates facially based on Race, Ethnicity or Alienage - with smaller (but almost as strong) protections for gender and illegitimacy. Sexual orientation- as of yet- has not been given the strong Constitutional protections the above 5 areas have been given-but I predict the trial court and the 9th WILL give EP status to sexual orientation in this case-the Prop 8 case. I shouldn’t say the SCOTUS will strike it down, b/c every now and then they just surprise the heck out of you with a 9-0 ruling that you never could imagine (that very rarely happens, but it does happen-and you never expect it).— June 28, 2010 5:39 p.m.
He Knowingly Sold Defective Parts to Military; Gets Two Years
Responese to #3; I don't think the SCOTUS woudl have let this clown off-in fact I think there is a strong possibility that they woud have upeheld a far more demanding sentence. This man put military and non military civilian lives at great risk for personal monetary gain-that is pretty bottom of the barrel conduct. The SCOTUS was very busy today Don-last day of the court's session (and Stevens last day as a sitting justice), they struck down a ban on guns in the home in the City of Chicago-which coincides with their decision in Heller from 2 years ago striking down the same law in Washington D.C-it now applies nationwide. The court also allowed UC Hastings College of the Law in SF to withhold funding from a christian law student group that barred gays-and that decision was upheld right along the conservative/liberal voting lines, with Kennedy the swing vote once again for the liberal block. The court is very polarized, BUT I think the make up-although both blocks are extreme- is a good match (although I wish Kennedy would side more with the liberal block more often on social issues like O'Connor did).— June 28, 2010 5:23 p.m.
He Knowingly Sold Defective Parts to Military; Gets Two Years
2 year is a gift to this clown. I would have given him 10.— June 28, 2010 1:13 p.m.
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, against Gay and Lesbian Times
There really isn't anything for SCOTUS to overturn. You'd have to make the argument relevant to something in the Federal Constitution, and it isn't there. === Equal Protection Clause— June 27, 2010 10:18 p.m.
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, against Gay and Lesbian Times
That's if it actually gets to SCOTUS. =========== It is a 100% certainty this case will be heard by the SCOTUS-100%. The SCOTUS intervened into this case (gay marriage) before it even started-blocking cameras from the court room. I have never in my life seen the SCOTUS intervene into a PENDING CASE AT THE TRIAL COURT LEVEL. Never. And the reasons given to block cameras in the court were so pretextual it was disgusting. The conservative block of the Court (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas and Alito) engaged in purely raw conservative activism-plain and simple. Yes, they will take the case. I know they cannot wait to over turn the 9th with their activist ruling to benefit their conservative views-THEIR views, not the spirit or words of the Constitution they swore to uphold and protect.— June 27, 2010 10:17 p.m.
Be prepared for second recession in Calif.
We need to end the use of mercenaries ===== Biggest mistake this country has ever made. Hiring mercs to fight OUR war. I watched (a repeat) a 60 Minutes segment tonight on a Blackwater disaster with one of their aircraft supply branches-inept/incompetence at it's worst, and I am sure that the gov was rewarding that incompetence with millions of dollars to Blackwater, for just a few hundred dollars of value. Profiteering is right-that IS the correct term for this nonsense.— June 27, 2010 10:07 p.m.
Be prepared for second recession in Calif.
Ike warned of the military-industrial complex =========== Now to go wioth the military, we have the financial/Wall St-industrial complex. The educational-industrial complex. The public employee-industrial complex. And last but not least the political correctness/global warming/ green-industrial complex.— June 27, 2010 10:03 p.m.
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, against Gay and Lesbian Times
I think # 89 response (although I am not part of the community) that an "openly/self professed" gay person might introduce their special friend as "my partner" or if they have married as "my husband" or "my wife =========== Sounds very reasonable to me. Partner is a good term if not married. BTW- On a side note since we just mentioned gay marriage (I’m not part of the community either), the Prop 8 gay marriage case was wrapped up with final oral arguments last week in front of federal Judge Walker in San Francisco. I am fairly confident, based on the questions Judge Walker posed to the prop 8 lawyers that he will overturn Prop 8. I am also fairly confident that the 9th will uphold Walker, and I am about 3-1 that the SCOTUS will over turn Walker and the 9th. That's how I see it playing out. Anyone else following that case and have a different take?— June 26, 2010 8:04 p.m.
Dream a Little Dream of Fear
Does the guy in the pic remind anyone-besides myself- of Ricardo Montalban??— June 26, 2010 7:57 p.m.
Michael....
Oh man, "RamboFish" is really your name. THAT is your name ================= Coolest handle ever!!— June 26, 2010 12:18 p.m.