Same-sex-marriage foes target gay judge's ruling
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Same-sex-marriage foes target gay judge's ruling
| Tue, 06-14-2011 - 12:54pm |
Same-sex-marriage foes target gay judge's ruling
A federal judge appeared reluctant Monday to set aside last year's ruling striking down California's ban on same-sex marriage because of the trial judge's same-sex relationship, but did not dismiss outright the bias arguments raised by foes of gay nuptials.
By Howard Mintz
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Would those claiming judicial bias be filing if not for their own biases?
"This whole thing isn't about gay rights, imo.
And I can see it being a judicial question if, like I stated above, his decision hadn't been so well presented. By questioning an excellent job like that, it became a 'gay rights' question...it's obvious that the only reason the Prop 8 people filed this suit was because the judge in question was gay.
However, after researching this particular case, I do not feel that this judge is a 'bad judge'. To me, his reasoning was strong & well thought out. I agree, he may have 'worked harder' to be sure it was well laid out because he's gay...but I don't see any prejudice in his decision at all.
IMHO, it is a gay rights issue much more than just an appeal. However, I'm hoping that this will be another punch in the stomach to the Prop 8 people.
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