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November
23, 2008
Can
the California Supreme Court overturn the Proposition
8 vote? You bet it can. 4 judges legislating from
the bench can frustrate the will of the people. In
a land where common sense has been thrown out the
window, where the enemy has launched a massive drive
to destroy marriage, family and the culture of life,
expect anything to happen. Pray that this does not
happen. But be prepared if it does happen. Do not
be dismayed. Do not lose hope or despair. Be in fact
more determined to fight the evil that is at hand.
And
if this travesty of justice does happen, let us participate
fully and actively in the recall vote to remove the
judges.
God
bless.
frank
California
Democratic Legislators Urge Judges to Void Prop. 8
Court spokeswoman: Decision may come this week
By
Kathleen Gilbert
SACRAMENTO,
California, November 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) -
43 Democratic legislators in both of California's
legislative houses, including the leaders of the Senate
and Assembly, filed a brief requesting that state
Supreme Court judges void Proposition 8.
Assembly
Speaker Karen Bass, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata
and incoming President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg were
among the signers of the friend of the court brief,
which included a little over a third of the state's
120 legislators. None of the petitioners were Republicans.
According
to the LA Times, the lawmakers' brief described the
500,000-vote margin as a "bare majority"
that was "compromising the enduring constitutional
promise of equal protection under the law."
"Proposition
8 seeks to effect a monumental revision of this foundational
principle and constitutional structure by allowing
a bare majority of voters to eliminate a fundamental
right of a constitutionally protected minority group.
"If
Proposition 8 takes effect, this court will no longer
be the final arbiter of the rights of minorities,"
states the brief.
Supreme
Court spokeswoman Lynn Holton said the court plans
to act quickly on the anti-Proposition 8 legislation,
and may reach a decision as early as this week.
The
three lawsuits challenging Proposition 8 were launched
immediately after the November 4 passage of Proposition
8, which inserted the true definition of marriage
into California's constitution.
Legal
experts say opponents' claims that Proposition 8 is
an illegal revision of the constitution, rather than
an amendment, are not likely to hold water.
According
to a Union-Tribune column, recall election expert
Ted Costa voiced concerns that, despite the legality
of Prop. 8, the four Supreme Court judges originally
responsible for legalizing same-sex “marriage”
earlier this year may again side with homosexualist
lobbyists and void the amendment. In that case, said
Costa, Proposition 8 supporters are likely to call
for a recall vote to remove the judges.
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to me life is Christ, and death is gain." (Phil
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