Thursday, May 15, 2008

California Judges

The ruling that came down today from the California Supreme Court probably is no shocker to anybody. Here was the opening lines of the AP article:

"In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot."


My prediction is that this ruling, which in essence has the judicial branch saying it will ignore the will of the people, will not help the cause of Senator Obama in his efforts to become the next president of the United States. It will be interesting to hear his take on these events.

I SELDOM post about political things, and will probably continue to stay away from such discussions, as they usually lead to the pig sty rather quickly........but this ruling motivated me to make a prediction.

10 Comments:

At 5:19 PM, Blogger shannon said...

Nothing out of CA should be a surprise. Most telling is this statement from Chief Justice George.

Given the historic, cultural, symbolic and constitutional significance of the concept of marriage,the state cannot limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.

Talk about defying and rewriting "history".

 
At 7:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Rod Dreher seems to be more even-keeled than some I know personally, but this post seems to indicate that it may be more difficult to manipulate religious conservative with this issue the next time around: link

 
At 8:02 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Also, both Obama and McCain "...oppose same-sex marriage, while also emphasizing that the decision should be left up to the states."

 
At 9:54 AM, Blogger preacherman said...

David,
I want you to know that I read your post everyday. I had to comment on this one. It saddens my heart. Where is the outrage? I think of outrage is a sign of the post-Christian culture we are living in today. God help us as a nation come back to you and your ways. Help us as a nation to repent and stnad up for godly values once again.

David do you think God still judges nations today? Are we exempt?

Keep up the great posts brother.
I hope you have a blessed weekend.

 
At 10:24 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not sure this issue will gain much traction in the presidential election, for there's very little difference between McCain's and Obama's position on this issue. Both are against gay marriage at the federal level but support civil unions for gays at the state level. McCain was one of the more vocal critics of the Marriage amendment bantered about by the President and the GOP-led congress a few years back. I doubt the decision made by the Republican-dominated supreme court in CA will matter.

 
At 11:54 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

As a little "l" libertarian, my response is that government should get out of the marriage business altogether. No tax, legal, or other inference is needed. Let it be between two people and their God, with the church's blessing. Atheists can get their blessing from the National Academy of Science or Richard Dawkins.

 
At 12:01 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

@preacherman: In my opinion, expressing outrage at a move from discrimination toward equality in a secular society based more on individual liberty than any particular faith-based system is contrary to my understanding of being salt and light

 
At 10:29 AM, Blogger Matthew said...

Always enjoy someones thoughts on the future of these actions, like you I typically stay away from this stuff.

 
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