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A worthwhile political comic (Prop 8)
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<blockquote data-quote="Maren" data-source="post: 55463464" data-attributes="member: 203932"><p>Still, it is odd that people ignore (or don't bother to find out) the fact that this is a conservative judge who has a very good reputation for being unbiased and producing fair rulings -- even among religious conservatives. As well as the fact that when he was first nominated by Pres. Reagan to a position as federal judge, he was rejected by Congress as being too conservative and even considered as anti-gay based on cases he had argued.</p><p></p><p>Instead these people immediately latch onto the fact that he was gay -- and because he is gay, in their minds, they automatically assume that he is a liberal judge making an activist ruling. </p><p></p><p>To me, it is also worth noting that the plaintiffs (the anti-Prop. 8 side) had two nationally respected lawyers who have both previously argued before the Supreme Court and are from opposites sides of the political spectrum. These are the two lead counsels from each side of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore" target="_blank">Bush v. Gore</a>. Seems like with that type of legal counsel for the plaintiffs, the decision likely did have less to do with the judges orientation and instead more to do with the arguments presented by each side, especially with the reports of how poorly the defense argued their case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maren, post: 55463464, member: 203932"] Still, it is odd that people ignore (or don't bother to find out) the fact that this is a conservative judge who has a very good reputation for being unbiased and producing fair rulings -- even among religious conservatives. As well as the fact that when he was first nominated by Pres. Reagan to a position as federal judge, he was rejected by Congress as being too conservative and even considered as anti-gay based on cases he had argued. Instead these people immediately latch onto the fact that he was gay -- and because he is gay, in their minds, they automatically assume that he is a liberal judge making an activist ruling. To me, it is also worth noting that the plaintiffs (the anti-Prop. 8 side) had two nationally respected lawyers who have both previously argued before the Supreme Court and are from opposites sides of the political spectrum. These are the two lead counsels from each side of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore"]Bush v. Gore[/URL]. Seems like with that type of legal counsel for the plaintiffs, the decision likely did have less to do with the judges orientation and instead more to do with the arguments presented by each side, especially with the reports of how poorly the defense argued their case. [/QUOTE]
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