California’s top law enforcement officer today filed a brief opposing the will of the people. Yeah, well you remember all that “We the People” stuff you learned in school? Well forget it.
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.
This is at least somewhat surprising if only because Brown had earlier said he would defend the ballot measure against legal challenges from gay marriage supporters. But wait a second folks. To be fair, he made that promise before he realized that he might run for Governor in 2010 and will desperately need the liberal and homosexual vote.
This essentially amounted to a Bronx cheer to the people of California.
Brown said that the reversal has nothing to do with his ambition to become Governor (he-he) but that his conclusion was based “upon further reflection and a deeper probing into all the aspects of our Constitution.” (Heee-heeee-heee)
Here’s his quote to the Associated Press:
“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.”
(HAAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAHAAA!)
Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said,”The fact that after looking at this he shifted his position and is really bucking convention by not defending Prop. 8 signals very clearly that this proposition can not be defended,” Minter said.
He’s not bucking convention. He’s bucking the Constitution. You know that old document that says that the power rests with the people.
You know, every time a religious person is dragged in front of Congress for approval for the job of Secretary of this or that, one of the main questions the media and the liberals in Congress ask is whether their “faith tradition” will overrule their doing their duty. And they have to solemnly promise that they’ll do their job no matter what Jesus Christ would say about it.
But what about Jerry Brown? His own personal morals and ambitions are clearly overruling his job description. But something tells me the media won’t say a word about it. They’ll applaud him for speaking truth to power or some other tired old cliche.
December 20, 2008 at 3:00 pm
They do have the right to marry. They just aren’t interested in marrying the people they are allowed to. The state is able and obligated to put all sorts of restrictions on marriage, such as those based on age, age difference, or familial relations, and it’s no different for persons with SSA. Any gay person can get married; they just can’t marry someone of the same gender. So, find me the violation of constitutional rights again, Mr. Brown?
December 20, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Oh yeah, that Constiution stuff went away long time ago…me being here in Ca and he’s called to represent the people, he’s not doing a good job of representing me obviously
December 20, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Former Governor Moonbeam always has had an eye on the public spotlight. The last time he was Governor and was banging Linda Ronstadt, he commisssioned a poll to determine if the people of California would approve of his marriage to a rock star.
It never happened, but talk about two people who deserved one another!
Evidently he hasn’t changed much.
December 20, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I did a book report on “Jerry Brown: The Man on the White Horse” in eighth grade…over 30 years ago. When will he ever go away?
December 20, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Any same human being cannot help but be appalled at this level of treason to this man’s own very soul!
And for what, Mr. Attorney General? You already have been described as a “moonbeam”. Do you you want to add the crude term for panderer to that description?
December 25, 2008 at 2:32 am
How can any fair person expect an elected official to do their job when it’s against what is politically correct?
(sarcasm)
(hey, this is the internet…it needs to be labeled)