Comments on: CA Supremes: Gov and AG need not appeal Perry http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/09/26002 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 02:47:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: T.J. http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/09/26002/comment-page-1#comment-78281 T.J. Sun, 12 Sep 2010 03:38:43 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=26002#comment-78281 Right now, Justice Kennedy would rule in our favor, from all that I have read and heard. If he were to retire and we had a conservative president in the next term (2013-2017), he would appoint a conservative justice and that would be the end of it for a decade at least, so I hope that the court hears the case and that we get this declared unconstitutional now, before we tragically have to wait until my kids are graduating from college to have another chance at this (and I don't even have kids yet). Right now, Justice Kennedy would rule in our favor, from all that I have read and heard. If he were to retire and we had a conservative president in the next term (2013-2017), he would appoint a conservative justice and that would be the end of it for a decade at least, so I hope that the court hears the case and that we get this declared unconstitutional now, before we tragically have to wait until my kids are graduating from college to have another chance at this (and I don’t even have kids yet).

]]> By: Chris McCoy http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/09/26002/comment-page-1#comment-78147 Chris McCoy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:21:59 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=26002#comment-78147 Gregory said: <blockquote>So, forgive me if this has been addressed, if this case is not appealed, won’t that prevent it from having legal weight elsewhere? Will it limit the findings of the court to CA, pushing the battle far into the future? Don’t we want this to go further?</blockquote> If the 9th Circuit refuses to hear the appeal, the appellants (ADF) will appeal that ruling to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will then determine standing. If the Supreme Court decides that the appellants have no standing, it ends there, and the ruling only applies to California. There are advocates for and against taking Prop 8 all the way to the SCOTUS. It depends on whether you think the Court will find for or against, and by what margin. There are even people on both sides (for Prop 8, and against Prop 8) who have argued for and against taking the case all the way to SCOTUS, for this reason. Gregory said:

So, forgive me if this has been addressed, if this case is not appealed, won’t that prevent it from having legal weight elsewhere? Will it limit the findings of the court to CA, pushing the battle far into the future? Don’t we want this to go further?

If the 9th Circuit refuses to hear the appeal, the appellants (ADF) will appeal that ruling to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will then determine standing.

If the Supreme Court decides that the appellants have no standing, it ends there, and the ruling only applies to California.

There are advocates for and against taking Prop 8 all the way to the SCOTUS. It depends on whether you think the Court will find for or against, and by what margin.

There are even people on both sides (for Prop 8, and against Prop 8) who have argued for and against taking the case all the way to SCOTUS, for this reason.

]]> By: Gregory http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/09/09/26002/comment-page-1#comment-78145 Gregory Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:46:11 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=26002#comment-78145 So, forgive me if this has been addressed, if this case is not appealed, won't that prevent it from having legal weight elsewhere? Will it limit the findings of the court to CA, pushing the battle far into the future? Don't we want this to go further? So, forgive me if this has been addressed, if this case is not appealed, won’t that prevent it from having legal weight elsewhere? Will it limit the findings of the court to CA, pushing the battle far into the future? Don’t we want this to go further?

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