It doesn’t matter if he’s gay, eh? Of course it doesn’t—-for people who don’t have problems with gay judges.
The Liberty Counsel, a non-profit religious and political organization based out of Orlando, Florida, sent out a press statement today demanding that Judge Vaughn Walker recuse himself from the Prop 8 trial. The Liberty Counsel resolutely believes Judge Walker’s sexuality would undoubtedly color his ability to make a sound and unbiased ruling on the case.
We assure you this Judge Walker fan club is just starting to ramp up membership. There will be more to come on the judges sexuality from the freaked out bible thumpers without a shred of doubt.
If you all remember, this past weekend the San Francisco Chronicle outed Judge Walker.
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What’s that famous quote by William Shakespeare? Umm…oh yes. “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” That’s the one. It fits the following scenario perfectly.
Un–frigging—believable. We wake up this morning and check our email which revealed to us a slew of posts across the LGBT blogosphere with these ridiculous headlines about how it doesn’t matter that Prop 8 trial judge Vaughn Walker is gay. Are these people on drugs? Of course it matters!
If it didn’t matter then why the hell is the LGBT blogging community tripping over each other to write a post about Judge Walker being outed by the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend—–then only to breathlessly follow that up with the disclaimer in the title of their posts—–But, well, you know, it doesn’t matter. BULLSHIT. And these jive bloggers know it. Oh hell to the yes—- it most certainly does matters.
Ask the defenses lead counsel Andrew Pugno on the down-low. He’ll be more than willing to tell you just how much it matters.
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Very interesting….the developments from the Prop 8 trial never cease to amaze. Based on this last piece of news there will be more to come no doubt. Today the San Francisco Chronicle reveals that Prop 8 trial Judge Vaughn Walker is himself, gay. We’re not even gonna bore you with our thoughts on the matter. We’ll just turn you on to the source. Although we will say this much: if Judge Vaughn Walker’s sexuality was a non-issue in terms of the Prop 8 case, why wasn’t it revealed before now?
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Judge being gay a nonissue during Prop. 8 trial
The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay.
Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker say the 65-year-old jurist, appointed to the bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, has never taken pains to disguise – or advertise – his orientation.
They also don’t believe it will influence how he rules on the case he’s now hearing – whether Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure approved by state voters to ban same-sex marriage, unconstitutionally discriminates against gays and lesbians.
“There is nothing about Walker as a judge to indicate that his sexual orientation, other than being an interesting factor, will in any way bias his view,” said Kate Kendell, head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is supporting the lawsuit to overturn Prop. 8.
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Holy Ca-moly. Talk about a stunning line of developments. Today, Rick Jacobs, head of Courage Campaign filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission accusing Prop 8 defense attorney Andrew Pugno of misusing public funds to help pass the the Knight initiative, a ’90s state legislative effort that called for the ban of gay marriages in California.
Read the following from Courage’s Trial Tracker Web site:
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