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WingDinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-10 01:43 PM
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10. Yes, the gays must beg, and only straight people determine their fate, Nice.
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  -I admit, I wish Judge Walker were straight dsc  Aug-05-10 11:28 AM   #0 
  - He backed up his ruling with numerous points of fact.  shraby   Aug-05-10 11:31 AM   #1 
  - Yea but judges are so special just 'cause they are judges. They used to be lawyers too. So yea. n/t  Jumping John   Aug-05-10 11:33 AM   #2 
  - Would not the same be true if a straight judge ruled differently??  Angry Dragon   Aug-05-10 11:34 AM   #3 
  - The fact that he isn't produced a magnificent ruling  Warpy   Aug-05-10 11:38 AM   #4 
  - exactly +1 n/t  ruggerson   Aug-05-10 06:51 PM   #14 
  - This ruling was entirely based on Contitutional considerations. Also keep in mind that Ted Olsen  still_one   Aug-05-10 11:46 AM   #5 
  - Would it be equally "valid" if a black judge ruled against discrimination  Bumblebee   Aug-05-10 11:58 AM   #6 
  - I get that  dsc   Aug-05-10 12:12 PM   #7 
  - From what I understand, and have read  boobooday   Aug-05-10 12:20 PM   #8 
  - If he were straight it would make it harder for them to attack him,  Q3JR4   Aug-05-10 01:16 PM   #9 
  - Yes, the gays must beg, and only straight people determine their fate, Nice.  WingDinger   Aug-05-10 01:43 PM   #10 
  - I don't  NMMNG   Aug-05-10 05:01 PM   #11 
  - He is who he is.  bigwillq   Aug-05-10 05:03 PM   #12 
  - Actually I like the fact that he's a gay, conservative Republican  ruggerson   Aug-05-10 06:48 PM   #13 
  - To be clear I don't think he was biased and think the opinion is a strong one  dsc   Aug-05-10 08:11 PM   #15 
  - not at all. How would it be less potential bias if he were heterosexual?  sui generis   Aug-06-10 12:24 PM   #16 
  - we can't simultaniously argue that this doesn't affect straights  dsc   Aug-06-10 12:46 PM   #17 
     - Which is why we shouldn't imply bias from sexuality, whether that sexuality is gay or straight. n/t  PanoramaIsland   Aug-06-10 02:56 PM   #21 
  - No way. It's about time we started controlling our own future. I'm glad an LGBT judge  GodlessBiker   Aug-06-10 01:30 PM   #18 
  - +1  mitchtv   Aug-06-10 02:50 PM   #19 
  - I get that from an appearance angle, but couldn't you argue straight folks are "biased"  PanoramaIsland   Aug-06-10 02:55 PM   #20 
  - Another thought...  WillParkinson   Aug-08-10 06:33 AM   #22 
 

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