***BREAKING: Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban***

[Zomby Woof]

Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban

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 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 measure against legal challenges from gay marriage supporters.

But Brown said he reached a different conclusion "upon further reflection and a deeper probing into all the aspects of our Constitution.

"It became evident that the Article 1 provision guaranteeing basic liberty, which includes the right to marry, took precedence over the initiative," he said in an interview Friday night. "Based on my duty to defend the law and the entire Constitution, I concluded the court should protect the right to marry even in the face of the 52 percent vote."



More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_lawsuits_5

Thank you AG Jerry Brown, for your reconsideration. You have protected human rights, and successfully defended the state constitution. :patriot:

[Lithos]

1. Glad he saw the light

Seemed rather obvious to me...

L-

[Zomby Woof]

3. Deliberation was necessary

One of his principal roles as AG is to uphold state ballot initiatives, no matter the outcome. So this is a very unusual step and likely to have a major impact.

[Lithos]

12. Didn't realize that this was unprecedented

Which is good then. Lends more weight.

And I thank you for the insight.

I guess I am still put off by the whole Prop-8 thing. I'm still in various stages of grief, so still can't even come close to grokking the situation yet.

On Edit: expansion.

[jonnyblitz]

2. thank you for posting this!

it's greatly appreciated. :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

4. Sometimes you never know with Jerry!

But he came through!

Did you see that KEN FUCKING STARR filed the brief defending Prop 8? Time to take on that smirking ratfucker! :hi:

[aquart]

8. Anything that would disgrace and humiliate Ken Starr...

Would make me smile thru the long, dark years to come.

[jonnyblitz]

9. nope I didn't even know that about Mr. Starr.

and give my regards to Nini. she did a righteous post in defense of Ronnyk earlier today. :thumbsup:

[Zomby Woof]

10. She told me about it!

My crap employer blocks most of the net, so I missed it. I heard it was removed, dammit.

We love RonnyK! Wish I could have been there to lend a hand. :-)

[kentuck]

5. Big Story !!

I voted for Jerry Brown once for President. :-)

[lostnotforgotten]

6. Maybe This Decision With Force Warren From The Political Stage

eom

[TexasObserver]

7. I am so happy he has seen the light.

Jerry Brown has had a long career, and it would be a shame for him to come down wrong on THE civil rights issue of our time.

[AntiFascist]

11. Excellent decision...

I hope the state supreme court will follow his guidance and uphold their previous ruling.

[DevonRex]

13. Fantastic. Anybody who knows anything about constitutional law

knew he could argue this way. Hopefully the justices will agree. And I think they will.

[Zomby Woof]

14. Saturday morning kick

The big headline story on the front page of the LA Times (printed version).

[nini]

15. kick

because it needs to be seen.

Go Jerry!

[Zomby Woof]

16. Let's all chant Springer-style

JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y! JERR-Y!

:D