Quote of the Day II
"Proponents also point to harm resulting from "a cloud of uncertainty" surrounding the validity of marriages performed after judgment is entered but before proponents' appeal is resolved. Proponents have not, however, alleged that any of them seek to wed a same-sex spouse."
-- Judge Walker, in his judgment today denying a stay to the defendent-intervenors of his decision to annul Proposition 8. He both denied that they had standing to request a stay, and noted that even if they did, there was no reason to grant such a stay because in no sense had they demonstrated that any harm to them could come from annulling Proposition 8. Then he twisted the knife in with the last quoted sentence. (However, he did issue another temporary stay, until August 18th, to allow an appeal of his stay decision to the Ninth Circuit). So in fact, nothing happened today, and nothing may happen for weeks, as the issue of whether or not anyone has any standing to appeal the decision works it way up to and back down from the Supreme Court.
-- Judge Walker, in his judgment today denying a stay to the defendent-intervenors of his decision to annul Proposition 8. He both denied that they had standing to request a stay, and noted that even if they did, there was no reason to grant such a stay because in no sense had they demonstrated that any harm to them could come from annulling Proposition 8. Then he twisted the knife in with the last quoted sentence. (However, he did issue another temporary stay, until August 18th, to allow an appeal of his stay decision to the Ninth Circuit). So in fact, nothing happened today, and nothing may happen for weeks, as the issue of whether or not anyone has any standing to appeal the decision works it way up to and back down from the Supreme Court.