California Federal Judge Overturns Voters Decision on Gay Marriage

Does your vote really count or mean anything anymore? Well, in California (shocking) it means nothing when a Federal activist judge overturns a proposition that the voters voted for to ban gay marriage. A federal activist judge took away constitutional rights from one group and awarded them to another group. When did marriage become a ‘constitutional right?’ (The same question could be asked about health care)

A judge has overturned California‘s ban on homosexual marriage as unconstitutional in a sweeping victory for gay and lesbian civil rights – setting off a round of appeals that will see the issue ultimately decided by the US Supreme Court

US district judge Vaughn Walker declared that the ban on gay and lesbian marriage enforced by the Proposition 8 referendum in 2008 – when it was backed by 52% of California’s voters – violated the US Constitution’s due-process and equal-protection clauses.

The judge’s ruling witheringly dismissed the arguments put forward by supporters of Proposition 8, saying that they failed “to advance any rational basis … for denial of a marriage license”. In his lengthy decision, Walker wrote: “The state does not have an interest in enforcing private moral or religious beliefs without an accompanying secular purpose.”

Here’s a reply to the judge’s decision from ProtectMarriage.com:

Andy Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponents of Proposition 8, released the following statement today in response to the ruling of U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case:

“Today’s ruling is clearly a disappointment. The judge’s invalidation of the votes of over seven million Californians runs contrary to legal precedent and the notion of states’ rights. But this is not the end of our fight to uphold the will of the people for traditional marriage, as we now begin an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

“It is disturbing that the trial court, in order to strike down Prop 8, has literally accused the majority of California voters of having ill and discriminatory intent when casting their votes for Prop 8.

“But the reality is that Prop 8 was simply about restoring and strengthening the traditional definition of marriage as the unique relationship of a man and a woman, for the benefit of children, families and society.

“At trial we built a solid record to show that marriage has served as the foundation of the family and society as a whole, has universal functions and features attributable only to unions between a man and woman, has been defined in both law and language as a union between a man and a woman, and acts as the predominate relationship in which to create and support children.

“We are confident that the trial court record we built will help us ultimately prevail on appeal and reverse today’s ruling.

“Reversing today’s decision will also serve as a reminder that the role of the courts is to interpret and apply the law only as enacted by the people and their elected representatives, not to impose new social policies.

“And federal precedent is clear that there is no constitutional right to same-sex marriage. To prevail in the end, our opponents have a very difficult task of convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to abandon precedent and declare a new constitutional right.”

Your vote means nothing to liberal activist judges. It’s the minority ruling the majority and dictating what is and isn’t acceptable. It’s the progressive wet dream. Progressives have changed the meanings of words to suit their agenda. Your definitions, beliefs and votes mean nothing to progressives.

Remember, progressives think the Constitution is a living document that can be changed to fit their agenda. Some even claim “the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties.” ~Barack Hussein Obama