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Originally Posted by TheAngryPostman
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Yes, but it's also incredibly ironic that on a day when Obama named Sonia Sotomayor to be his choice for the Supreme Court -- where the debate over her selection is clearly going to center on how much of an "activist" judge she really is at heart -- that in California (of all places) the judges there DID do exactly what judges are charged to do: they passed a ruling that is based entirely ON the law rather than abusing their power and trying to legislate FROM the bench, which an overwhelming number of people clearly oppose.
As the article itself notes...
The justices said the 136-page majority ruling does not speak to whether they agree with the voter-approved Proposition 8 or "believe it should be a part of the California Constitution." They said they were "limited to interpreting and applying the principles and rules embodied in the California Constitution, setting aside our own personal beliefs and values."
That said, plain and simple and to avoid any charges of judicial advocacy...
The court said the Californians have a right, through the ballot box, to change their constitution.
Truth be told, this was the expected ruling. Maybe there's anger in some parts, but no one should actually be surprised. Even as oral arguments were presented before the court, same sex marriage advocates realized they were on thin ice. They knew they had taken a bullet when Prop 8 passed, which likewise caught them totally off guard. Even the gay community realized the lawsuit was a stretch, but they had to try. So, now it's on to the next election, where we'll see how people will vote then.
All the same, it's still incredibly ironic that California -- which is constantly seen by the rest of the country as being the very epitome of liberal politics and beliefs -- turned out to be the state that voted down same sex marriage, and now a Federal Court has upheld the ban. I mean who would've ever predicted that same sex couples in Iowa would be able to get married before those in San Francisco?