On The long and winding road of music past

Posted on February 10 at 11:49 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

I saw two of the artists on your list, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. Would have liked to have seen the Rolling Stones, especially in the 70's. They have always been a tough ticket.
My wish list also includes the Doors, Janis Joplin, and the Jefferson Airplane.
Bands I'm glad I saw, Allman Brothers, Steely Dan, J. Geils Band, David Bowie, Deep Purple, and the great warm up band Foghat.

On Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

Posted on February 9 at 2:43 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

To clarify my original post.
My concern is that the appeals court overturned a state's constitutional amendment.
Many of you have correctly pointed out that a state constitution ammendment can be superseded by the US Constitution.
Here is my concern in this situation.
I pick my political battles, and gay marriage isn't one of them. I do not care how gay marriage is decided one way or the other.
In the particular case of California's Proposition 8, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals used the equal protection clause as their basis for their decision.
For something to reach the level of an ammendment to a state consitition a lot of hoops must be jumped through. Proposition 8 was not drawn up by cigar chomping politicians in a back room, but from years of hearings and litigation and numerous public votes. By the time it reaches the consititutional level the wording should be pretty well honed.
My opinion is that a decision to overturn a state constitutional amendment should be on solid US constitutional grounds. The equal protection argument is not that solid ground.

On Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

Posted on February 8 at 4:52 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Poobah @ 3:44 p.m. Yea, whatever.

On Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

Posted on February 8 at 3:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

"There seems to be a commonality among our left leaning friends that wishes to negate the will of the voter."
Poobah responds: That is clearly an uneducated rhetorical comment.
Rhetorical? Yes
Uneducated? No
I can point to one of many instances of liberals working to negate the will of the voter; the Walker Recall.
Please note that disagreeing with you or voicing an opposing opinion is not a sign that one is less educated than you. (The reverse being that they are more educated than you).
Education does not always equal the ability to analyze and comprehend.

On Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

Posted on February 8 at 2:09 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Poobah: First of all MadCityDad wondered if Proposition 8 was an ammendment or a law, so I posted the answer without comment.
From that you have twice implied that I am uneducated.
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In regards to the equal protection clause of the US Constitution I offer you this from Wikipedia: (without comment.)
"In Hernandez v. Texas (1954) the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment protects those beyond the racial classes of white or "Negro" and extends to other racial and ethnic groups, such as Mexican Americans in this case. In the half century since Brown, the Court has extended the reach of the Equal Protection Clause to other historically disadvantaged groups, such as women and illegitimate children, although it has applied a somewhat less stringent standard than it has applied to governmental discrimination on the basis of race (United States v. Virginia, 1996; Levy v. Louisiana, 1968).[30]"

On Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

Posted on February 8 at 11:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

"Proposition 8 (ballot title: Eliminates Rights of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. Initiative Constitutional Amendment; called California Marriage Protection Act by proponents) was a ballot proposition and constitutional amendment passed in the November 2008 state elections..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_...)

On Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

Posted on February 8 at 8:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

MadCityDad Feb 7, 2012 at 6:12 p.m.: So let me understand how this works. A constitutional amendment was declared unconstitutuional.
Hmmmm.
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There seems to be a commonality among our left leaning friends that wishes to negate the will of the voter.

On Obama’s assault on the poor

Posted on February 7 at 4:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Lefties think that lots of words make them seem smart.

On Obama’s assault on the poor

Posted on February 7 at 4:06 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Why_Think:...when you can cut and paste.
It's called a filibuster, you could have used links.

On Obama’s assault on the poor

Posted on February 7 at 3:10 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I'm puzzled by the actions of the Obama administration. Is this a good time to pick a fight with Catholics, and by extension Christians? Do they not know a big election is coming up?
Over the past few years the liberals have been telling us what the Bible says. Telling us that Jesus promoted socialism and big government. Christians know better and by throwing down this gauntlet Democrats may find a new meaning in the term 'Bible thumping' in the aftermath of the 2012 elections.