Brown urges court to overturn Proposition 8

[pinto]

succinct statement from our AG - pinto

BY NANCY DILLON
DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF

Saturday, December 20th 2008, 4:00 AM

LOS ANGELES - In a surprising reversal, California Attorney General Jerry Brown is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage approved by voters last month.

Brown, whose job it is to defend state laws and who earlier said he would support the amendment, argued yesterday that the framers of the state constitution never intended "to put a group's right to enjoy liberty to a popular vote."

The court is expected to hear the case in March.

"Proposition 8 must be invalidated because the amendment process cannot be used to extinguish fundamental constitutional rights without compelling justification," Brown said in a statement.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/12/20/2008-12-20_california_attorney_general_jerry_brown_.html

[terrya]

1. I have to say that's very good news.

Oh, oh...I'm in optimism mode now. But you know...reading that...I feel we might a pretty good chance of overturning this.

[pinto]

2. I'm optimistic too. The legal, and ethical, logic seems pretty clear.

[DarkTirade]

3. Ahah, beat you to the punch by two minutes.

:P

[pinto]

4. LOL. Saw yours right after I posted. I really like Brown's statement.

And I assume it means the argument to overturn 8 will be vigorous, as they say.

[DarkTirade]

5. I hope so.

:)

[ronnykmarshall]

6. That was wonderful to see when I picked the paper this morning.

Maybe there is hope!

[Starry Messenger]

7. Yes.

I'm so glad he is AG right now. I'm crossing all my fingers. Rec.

[RobertDevereaux]

8. Yes, this NEEDS to happen!

[pinto]

9. His remarks made all the cable shows that I've seen, fwiw.

I really hope it pays off in court.

[Kurska]

10. God bless Jerry brown, I couldn't be more pleased with that

I hope this man goes down as a hero in the history of civil rights, what he did took alot of courage.