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patterico.com - 12/20/2008
Jerry Brown Files Legal Brief Saying Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional
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Via Xrlq we learn that California Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed a brief arguing that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. In a dramatic reversal, Brown filed a legal brief saying the measure that amended the California Constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman is itself ...
sacbee.com - 12/20/2008
Jerry Brown urges court to void Prop. 8 - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | ...
— sacbee.com — SAN FRANCISCO -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown changed course on the state's new same-sex marriage ban... Friday and urged the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. In a dramatic reversal, Brown filed a legal brief saying the measure that ... (more) Jerry Brown urges court to void Prop. 8 - Sacramento ...

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Jerry Brown: Gay-marriage ban should be invalidated
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/20/2008
Jerry Brown: Gay-marriage ban should be invalidated
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — In a surprise move, state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to... invalidate Proposition 8. He said the November ballot measure that banned gay marriage "deprives people of the right to marry, an aspect of... (more) Jerry Brown: Gay-marriage ban should be invalidated
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huffingtonpost.com - 12/20/2008
Prop. 8 Sponsors Seek To Nullify 18,000 Gay Marriages
— huffingtonpost.com — SAN FRANCISCO — The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify... the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay ... (more) Prop. 8 Sponsors Seek To Nullify 18,000 Gay Marriages

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Jules Crittenden:  California Über Alles

Hot Air » Top Picks:  California AG reverses course, decides to challenge Prop 8

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California Über Alles
Jules Crittenden — ... or fascism. Other lines, such as “Serpent’s egg already hatched” (a reference to a line from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar ), comment on the corrosive nature of power. The line “Now it is 1984″ references the totalitarian regime of George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four . As you can see, highly literary effort. Jello’s pretty much on the other side of all that these days, in fact, as we saw the other day, is deeply concerned with jihadi rights these days. Patterico on Brown’s picking on choosing of what kind of inalienable rights he likes better. ...

California AG reverses course, decides to challenge Prop 8
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... before, and like Patterico says, a right that was expanded just six months ago by court decision ain’t quite as “fundamental” as free exercise. My hunch is that Prop 8 supporters have more to fear from the U.S. Supreme Court, which has been trending towards expanding rights for gays for years and may seize this as its opportunity to make them a bona fide “suspect class” for equal protection purposes. ...

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California Attorney General Tries To Void Gay Marriage Ban
patdollard.com 12/20/2008 — SAN FRANCISCO - The California attorney general has changed his position on the state’s new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. Jerry Brown filed a brief Friday saying the measure that amended the California Constitution to limit ...
Brown Moves to Nix Prop. 8
truthdig.com 12/22/2008 — California Attorney General Jerry Brown, who’s considering running for another stint as the Golden State’s governor, has changed his former position on Proposition 8 and has asked the state Supreme Court to nullify the gay marriage ...
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Not surprisingly, given that the office is occupied by former “Governor Moonbeam” Jerry Brown, he feels that the amendment barring same sex marriage should be invalidated. Also not surprisingly, given that it’s Governor Moonbeam, he takes a novel approach to the argument, one ...
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Let's see where this goes now . I really hate the California proposition process in the first place (it's decimated the public school system there, for one thing) but to put minority rights up for a vote? That's why we have a Bill of Rights in the first place - to protect minorities against mob ...
California AG Jerry Brown Urges Court to Void Prop. 8 — Gateway Pundit
Beautiful. At first they threatened and attacked those who supported Proposition 8. Now the hooligans have a new tactic. They're just are going to ignore the wishes of the people and discount the vote. California Attorney General Jerry Brown is urging the state Supreme Court to void ...
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Jerry Brown Says “Thwart The Will Of Californians” — Stop The ACLU
So, the Democrat mantra is "count every vote! Direct Democracy!" But, doesn't mean they actually will implement the will of the voters California Attorney General Jerry Brown changed course on the state's new same-sex marriage ban Friday and urged the state Supreme Court to void Proposition ...
Jerry Brown Says “Thwart The Will Of Californians” — Pirate's Cove
So, the Democrat mantra is “count every vote! Direct Democracy!” But, doesn’t mean they actually will implement the will of the voters California Attorney General Jerry Brown changed course on the state’s new same-sex marriage ban Friday and urged the state Supreme ...
It's Jerry Brown vs. Ken Starr for the Fate of Gay Marriage — Politics Daily
Talk about sexual tension! California is witnessing a showdown between Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown and Republican attorney Ken Starr in the fallout over the marriage-banning Proposition 8. On the hard left, Brown, who filed a brief with the state Supreme Court stating "the ...
California Attorney General Jerry Brown Urges Repeal Of Proposition 8 — The Hollywood Liberal
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In a Surprise Move, CA Attorney General Urges Court to Axe Prop. 8 — Tennessee Guerilla Women
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has had a dramatic change of mind . Although he originally said that he would defend Proposition 8, Brown now recognizes that basic liberties , including the right to marry , are guaranteed by the California Constitution. In the battle between the ...
A flip-flop I can believe in. — Upper Left
( CBS/AP ) The California attorney general has changed his position on the state's new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. Jerry Brown filed a brief Friday saying the measure that amended the California Constitution to limit marriage to a man ...
Impeach Jerry Brown — Rhymes With Right
When your obligation under the state constitution is to defend the laws of the state -- and any constitutional amendments passed by the people of your state -- your duty should be pretty clear. Unfortunately, California Attorney General Jerry Brown...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The California attorney general has changed his position on the state's new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. In a dramatic reversal, Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a legal brief saying the measure that amended ...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The California attorney general has changed his position on the state's new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. In a dramatic reversal, Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a legal brief saying the measure that amended ...