tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808999261727661581.post3135122896933494681..comments2023-07-20T01:00:45.892-07:00Comments on Proposition 8 and the Right to Marry: Washington Post Columnist George Will: Of Judges, By Judges, For JudgesMichael Ginsborghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05142968737430032147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808999261727661581.post-21775198556794691812009-01-22T01:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T01:04:00.000-08:00The United States Supreme Court has ruled (over 5 ...The United States Supreme Court has ruled (over 5 years ago) that prosecution of consenting adults for their private sexual conduct violates the due process clause of the United States Constitution. Lawrence V. Texas (2003) 539 U.S. 558. Discrimination among people based on religious beliefs (or lack thereof) or on sexual interests, is no longer legal.<BR/><BR/>I haven't made it through all the Prop 8 briefs, but I'm hoping that the due process argument is effectively presented.Mark In Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614659771194841374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808999261727661581.post-50380289150244719712009-01-22T01:01:00.000-08:002009-01-22T01:01:00.000-08:00Great Gawd-a-mighty! George Will is shooting off h...Great Gawd-a-mighty! George Will is shooting off his mouth again, oversimplifying complex things in order to stir up ignorant reaction from the credulous. He IGNORES what the California Supreme Court said in May 2008 about what the California Constitution says about individual rights, and he ignores the distinction, which is at issue in the current Prop 8 litigation before the California Supreme Court, between a "modification" and an "amendment" of the Constitution by voter initiative. He also, erroneously, suggests that the Attorney General's position in that litigation is Jerry Brown's personal opinion, rather than acknowledging that it may be a legal argument that the State's attorney has to take based on the law. George Will seems never to be content unless he can oversimplify debate into black and white camps. It is too bad that Will uses his erudition and eloquence to mislead the credulous into thoughtless partisan reaction, rather than using his gifts to educate and clarify. Had Mr. Will the benefit of a Jesuit education, one surmises that he would use his talents for good, rather than evil.Mark In Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614659771194841374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808999261727661581.post-25863136668080029342009-01-17T09:26:00.000-08:002009-01-17T09:26:00.000-08:00Far be it from me to question the conclusions of t...Far be it from me to question the conclusions of the august George Will. But, well, the polemic is diverse on this issue, and my thoughts--perhaps equally as gogent as Will's--appear at: http://georgeindenver.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/same-sex-marriage-a-review-some-thoughts/George In Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445629866439640396noreply@blogger.com