tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post1945712795348446078..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Let’s Play Q&A -- about the Prop 8 DecisionSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-10747575780073976972010-08-19T12:02:48.760-07:002010-08-19T12:02:48.760-07:00As long as Nebraska is in a different circuit (and...As long as Nebraska is in a different circuit (and it is, it's in the 8th), doesn't matter. If the 9th circuit finds for the plaintiffs here, then there may be conflicting districts which would have to be resolved by the supremes.<br /><br />Additionally, things are a little different in CA where we had the right to marry before the bigots fear-mongering stole it.<br /><br />Good summaryIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-49958617428719960182010-08-19T11:09:40.970-07:002010-08-19T11:09:40.970-07:00Joe -- so you keep saying. We'll see.
Elizabe...Joe -- so you keep saying. We'll see.<br /><br />Elizabeth -- I was actually quoting Ed Bacon paraphrasing MLK who was himself restating Unitarian minister Theodore Parker and his 1853 sermon on "Justice and the Conscience:" <br /><br />"I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-43520881413557270092010-08-19T10:55:38.510-07:002010-08-19T10:55:38.510-07:00Judge Walkers ruling is not a "landmark"...Judge Walkers ruling is not a "landmark" ruling. Another FEDERAL judge in Nebraska already ruled that a state constitutional amendment banning SSM violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment.<br /><br />That ruling was reversed on appeal.<br /><br />The trial ruling is here: 368 F. Supp 980 at 1003.<br /><br />The appellate reversal is here: 455 F. 3d 859.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285325003136746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-29487309861098193332010-08-19T09:32:44.189-07:002010-08-19T09:32:44.189-07:00Thanks for this, Susan. One minor point - only b/c...Thanks for this, Susan. One minor point - only b/c I've been corrected myself so many times. The correct MLK quote is: "The Arc of the Universe Is Long But It Bends Towards Justice ..."Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-71308735366033830112010-08-19T09:27:09.748-07:002010-08-19T09:27:09.748-07:00Thanks, Susan. That's the best set of answers...Thanks, Susan. That's the best set of answers to all the usual questions on this issue. I'm downloading a copy and will certainly cite you when faced with questions about Prop. 8 and same-sex marriage in general.<br /><br />Looking forward to the day when we can all be legally married!RevMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419041800005378103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1940364416385973552010-08-19T08:54:20.349-07:002010-08-19T08:54:20.349-07:00Thank you, Susan! I can attest that the questions ...Thank you, Susan! I can attest that the questions you list are real. I've been in these conversations, too. <br /><br />The good news is that, in my world, Prop 8 stuff has settled down somewhat. The bad news is that focus has turned to the more effective mid-term "wedge" issues of the Arizona immigration laws and the NYC Muslim community center. It's hard to stay ahead of Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664886080822930195noreply@blogger.com