13.06.11

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - unruly laughter rang in the courtroom Monday after the federal lead counsel for the proponents of the ban on gay membership in California said the openly gay judge who found the ban unconstitutional last August should have disclosed whether he intended to become the man of her partner of 10 years.
At the hearing to find out if the former head of the United StatesDistrict Judge Vaughn Walker should have recused himself, the lawyer Charles Cooper has argued that Walker had the same interest in the result of the case that the four plaintiffs, all of which are in committed, long-term relationships.
"This long-term relationship is in itself of great relevance to the question of whether it would be beyond reasonable considering the judge's impartiality," said Cooper. "Judge Walker was headed for its relevance to reveal that when the case was assigned.

Source: Courthouse News Service

by Andy Birkey

"They do not respect the family and marriage. They are to prevent further marriages," he said. "They are those who are deficient interrupt their will on others. I have not needed to enjoy Confederation gay person. I, from people to decide their own partners in life. "

He said that groups like NOM are on the side of the oppressed retail. "They can not stop loving couples, falling in love. If two women apart in the sweet they can not block that," he said."They can not be on them to make a lifetime commitment to each other. They can not get them to stop them from raising children. "

He added: "They feel they can do is tie them to obtain recognition of his that everyone receives and discern against them. And it is off target....

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