Couple of things
- It seems to me the recent court decision overturning the ban on gay marriage was the appropriate one because it was decided on purely legal reasons. The state of Georgia apparently has a law which does not permit questions on two different subjects under the same item on a ballot. The 2004 ballot initiative, according to the judge, violated that law. I don't think it meant she was endorsing or not endorsing the concept of gay marriage - or trying to discount the wishes of the electorate - but that she was merely saying 'listen, if you want to do this, then at least do it the appropriate way.'
- Of course, all this means is that Gov. Sonny Perdue will call for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly and push to have a new ballot initiative put on the ballot, just in time for this year's election ... thus firing up the conservative base and sealing a victory for the GOP in statewide elections.
- We love wasteful spending! We love wasteful spending!
- I like Heidi too, but it's the 'Go girl' at the end which kills me.
- This whole was Cecil Lowe drunk or not thing is some of the most excellent high school athletics news I've come across in a while. I only dealt with the Parkview coach on a handful of occasions, and he seemed like a pretty good guy. Now, is it possible he was intoxicated at the school's prom? Heck, I don't know. But this is what I do know ... three consecutive days of stories is a bit much for me, particularly this most recent one which seeks out Jeff Francouer's feelings on the matter.
- Of course, all this means is that Gov. Sonny Perdue will call for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly and push to have a new ballot initiative put on the ballot, just in time for this year's election ... thus firing up the conservative base and sealing a victory for the GOP in statewide elections.
- We love wasteful spending! We love wasteful spending!
- I like Heidi too, but it's the 'Go girl' at the end which kills me.
- This whole was Cecil Lowe drunk or not thing is some of the most excellent high school athletics news I've come across in a while. I only dealt with the Parkview coach on a handful of occasions, and he seemed like a pretty good guy. Now, is it possible he was intoxicated at the school's prom? Heck, I don't know. But this is what I do know ... three consecutive days of stories is a bit much for me, particularly this most recent one which seeks out Jeff Francouer's feelings on the matter.
posted by Jmac at 7:21 AM
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The whining of Sonny and the Republican leadership is pretty thin considering that they were warned repeatedly that this amendment was in violation of the Georgia Constitution. The "activist" judge merely did what was required of her - uphold the Constitution of the State of Georgia.
Now, they want to blame the courts for the fact that they don't know how to write a constitutional amendment - shows they really weren't ready to govern.
Well, they use 'blame' so they can bash judicial activism and gay marriage. As Dawg Corleone said, this is tremendous for the GOP - though only with regard to the governor's race in the grand scheme of things. There are few, if any, statewide races which might feel the effects of this. The only truly 'close' Congressional race is John Barrow vs. Max Burns, and that's ultimately urban Augusta and Savannah vs. rural Georgia.
It wasn't as if Democrats had a viable shot of taking back the Georgia General Assemby this year ... or, for that matter, if many Georgia Democrats were opposed to the ban on gay marriage. Remember, this thing passed with 76 percent of the electorate backing it.
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