sacbee.com - 12/20/2008
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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 amended the California Constitution to limit ...
americablog.com - 12/17/2008
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americablog.com —
Gee, maybe Donnie McClurkin wasn't a fluke. Picking
Rick Warren to give THE invocation is abominable ....
I'm doing my research and will be updating this post in a minute. Rick Warrens eats with gays But hey, Rick Warren says being gay isn't the ...
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Obama picks homophobe pro-'Prop 8' evangelical preacher ...
latimes.com - 12/20/2008
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latimes.com —
Reporting from San Francisco and Los Angeles --
California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown asked the state Supreme...
Court on Friday to invalidate the voter-approved ban on gay marriage, declaring that "the amendment process cannot be used to extinguish ...
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Jerry Brown asks California Supreme Court to void ...
oxdown.firedoglake.com - 12/17/2008
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oxdown.firedoglake.com —
In another Donny McClurkin moment , magnified by
the context of this historic inauguration, the Joint Inaugural...
Committee has chosen Prop 8 homophobe and noted religious nutcase Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church and Store™ to deliver the ...
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Prop 8 Homophobe Rick Warren to Deliver Inaugural ...
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Jeffrey Feldman: Prop 8 Inquisitors "Command" Court To "Bow" Down
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... are recognized or valid in California, the state can no longer recognize the existing same-sex unions..."For this court to rule otherwise would be to tear asunder a lavish body of jurisprudence," the court papers state. "That body of decisional law commands judges - as servants of the people - to bow to the will of those whom they serve - even if the substantive result of what people have wrought in constitution-amending is deemed unenlightened." (link) ...
Famous GOP Smut Writer to Defend Prop 8
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Via the AP, Jerry Brown has a change of heart:
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 ...
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Jerry Brown urges court to void Prop. 8
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has changed his position with respect to the state's new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme ...
Yes on 8 files motion to invalidate all same-sex marriages
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... Meanwhile, California Attorney General Jerry Brown has changed his position and is now urging the state Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8: ...
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. ...
Rick Warren's friends just asked the CA Sup. Ct. to nullify the marriages of 18,000 gay couples
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Great timing, Ricky. It's as if Warren and his buddy's want to ruin Obama's inauguration. Just imagine what will happen if Rick Warren's buddies kill 18,000 marriages of gay couples days before Obama is sworn in with the ...
Jerry Brown Says “Thwart The Will Of Californians”
Pirate's Cove —
... 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. ...
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 8. 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 unconstitutional because it deprives a minority group of a fundamental right. Earlier, Brown had said he would defend the ballot ...
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HorsesAss.Org —
... Warren’s allies in California are spreading Christianist love all over the court system, with the help of none other than Ken Starr: ...
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 Proposition 8. The AP reported: 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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Jerry Brown: Void Prop 8 —
Crooks and Liars
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 ...
Jerry Brown: Void Prop 8 —
Suburban Guerrilla
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 ...
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 ...
Jerry Brown urges CA Supreme Court to void Prop. 8 —
Daily Kos
Good news : (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 ...
Jerry Brown to Supreme Court: Void Prop. 8 —
Firedoglake
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has reversed his earlier opinion and urged the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. Brown filed a brief today saying Proposiiton 8 is unconstitutional because it deprives gay couples of a fundamental right.
Initially after Prop 8 passed, Brown ...
California Attorney General Weighs in on Proposition 8 —
Overlawyered
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 ...
Cal. AG Flops on Prop 8 —
Ace of Spades HQ
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has gone back on his earlier statement that he would defend the will of the voters. He is now trying to persuade the California Supreme Court that Prop 8 is inconsistent with the California Constitution,...
Open Thread —
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Jerry Brown wants California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8 :
State Attorney General Jerry Brown, in a surprise turnabout, asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to overturn Proposition 8, saying the voter-approved ban ...
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 Über Alles —
Jules Crittenden
Life imitates art as Jerry Brown moves to dump uncool ballot measure. LA Times:
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 ...
Ken Starr joins Prop. 8’s defense team. —
Think Progress
Ken Starr, the lawyer who crusaded for years against President Clinton and led the impeachment effort, is now signing up to defend Proposition 8 , California’s voter-approved same-sex marriage ban. State Attorney General Jerry Brown is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn the ...
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...