Gay judge to decide Proposition 8
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will decide the case surrounding Propositin 8. (courtesy of sanfranciscosentinel.com)
SAN FRANCISCO—The fate of California’s Proposition 8 hearing lies in the hands of Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker—a gay man. Assigned at random, Walker will be the presiding judge in this case.
Other gay politicians from the area do not believe Walker’s sexuality will have any effect on his decision.
“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.
Walker refuses to discuss the issue outside of court.
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It should go without saying that a person should be allowed to marry whomever they choose. Until the right-wing, religious fanatics in this country stop trying to control everybody else and force their “morals” down the throat of the country, there can be no real freedom in the United States. Civil rights cannot simply be “voted away,” that is the purpose of the Bill of Rights. Religious activists should be left out of these decisions completely. I invite you to my web pages devoted to raising awareness on this puritan attack on our freedom: http://freethegods.blogspot.com/2009/06/san-franciscos-gay-pride-parade.html