Comments on: Nev. federal court rules against same-sex marriage

By: Dave Edmondson

Dave Edmondson — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:53:33 +0000

Let me given an example to support my comment from yesterday. The judge pretty much turns Loving v. Virginia on its head. He says that in Loving, "the elements of the disability were different as between Caucasians and non-Caucasians," whereas in reality, the Loving court explicitly refused to consider that argument and said that the anti-miscegenation statute violated equal protection "even assuming an even-handed state purpose to protect the integrity of all races."

By: Ian Leonard-Nickel

Ian Leonard-Nickel — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:53:12 +0000

32-5 in favour of anti-equality advocates doesn't show the fact homosexuals are largely politically powerless? 'Hollingsworth v. Perry' findings of fact stated that no other class of citizenry has been more subjected to ballot measure (and lost nearly every time)! Not even immigrants!

By: Dave Edmondson

Dave Edmondson — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:01:00 +0000

In addition to the Princess-Clara-style rant about the supposed effect of same-sex marriage, the opinion reeks of the intellectual dishonesty that so often characterizes homophobes. The judge hand-waves away Constitutional arguments that directly refute his reasoning.

By: David Grossman

David Grossman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:13:46 +0000

"Moreover, Jones determines that straight couples may be disinclined to marry if same-sex couples were allowed to enter into the same institution, which would result in additional societal problems."

This is one of the most laughable (and most offensive) things I've ever read. You might as well say that same-race couples will refuse to marry if interracial couples are allowed to. This guy is an anti-gay bigot, and is an embarrassment to our legal system and our country. If possible, the citizens of Nevada should have him removed from the bench.

By: Lanorexic

Lanorexic — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:35:06 +0000

An unrepentant Mormon sitting on the bench in Nevada is as dangerous to a democracy as a Osama Bin Laden and RIchard Nixon combined. With his arguments he essentially contradicts himself. Gays/Lesbians aren’t powerless yet he’s denying their right marry. If that’s not powerless what is? He should be removed from the bench and shipped of to an apartheid sponsoring state in Africa. Mormons aren’t exactly mainstream and he should consider why the United States was originally populated. Persecution of gays/lesbians will end and he’ll be seen as the Church puppet that he is.

By: Mike Ketterman

Mike Ketterman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:07:32 +0000

This is your good Mormon, his oath to his office means nothing, only the oath to his cult does he follow. That is exactly what we would have gotten from Romney.