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Perspective

Aug. 31, 2010

A Result Looking for a Rationale

Judge Vaughn Walker's opinion striking down Proposition 8 rejects the rule of law and common sense, by Dean R. Broyles of The Western Center for Law & Policy.

By Dean R. Broyles

Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's recent legal opinion striking down Proposition 8 and creating a new "constitutional" right to same-sex "marriage" should be rejected by anyone who values the U.S. Constitution, the rule of law, and common sense. In his opinion, and I emphasize "opinion," Walker first creates an unrecognizable post-man and post-woman world and then coercively "invites&qu...

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