Prop 8 Perry Trial Decision Coming Imminently? Is Judge Walker Even Around? Nah
Well if the DOMA ruling wasn’t enough news today, how about this: Judge Vaughn Walker will release his decision in the federal Prop 8 trial, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, at 6pm PST/9pm EST, say LOTS OF SOURCES ON THE INTERNET. Except: Is Judge Walker even around? Nobody is picking up the phones at the courts, and according to the courts’ website:
NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY:
JUDGE WALKER WILL BE UNAVAILABLE DURING THIS PERIOD:
JULY 8 and 9, 2010
AUGUST 16 through AUGUST 20, 2010
OCTOBER 11 through OCTOBER 15, 2010
If not, well, I’m still in a good mood otherwise.
@D’oh, The Magnificent: No, we need to make a splash too.
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@Steveo: Wha’? Drudge posted something that wasn’t true?? I’m getting the vapors *faints dead*!!
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@Sean: Part of the issue with the gay rights movement is that for some of you – you really have no idea what this is about. No, its not about making a splash and getting back at all those people who treated you wrong for being gay in the past. Its about making sure that we have equality by any means necessary.
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@james_from_the_great_city_of_cambridge:
In other news, the ocean is wet.
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@D’OH, I think you’re wrong. How do you propose we attain true equality with no visibility?
Our bigoted American brothers and sisters need to know that they are wrong; it’s not about us quietly sitting at our country’s feet while we wait for it to slyly drop us the anticipated crumbs of acceptance.
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@james_from_the_great_city_of_cambridge:
I hate to defend Drudge, but word is that the judge might have delayed his decision due to the verdict in the Oakland trial and related concerns with the BART system and rioting. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow if that’s true.
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@Soakman:
Ideally, you attain visibility after you win the rights and have them secured, not when they can be challenged and legislated against. Making a “splash” is a call to arms, and in case you haven’t noticed, outside the judicial sphere, you’re not doing all that well. Take it to the people on any gay rights issue and you’ll lose, almost every time. Take it to them on gay marriage, and you lose every time. And if there are enough angry theocrats breathing down their necks, almost any legislative moderate will cave and vote your rights away.
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At the same time as Lebron’s decision? Why?!!! America is going to be transfixed on that instead. VERY bad move. Just wait an hour! Or til tomorrow!