"it is God that justifieth, who is he that condemneth?

"it is Christ who died, yea rather that is risen again, who sitteth at the right hand of God, Who maketh intercession for us!"

(Romans 8;31,33,34)

Sounds very pretty sung by a good soprano, but somehow I don't think Judge Walker will admit a recording into evidence..

Sotomayor, once all the kerfuffle about her "wise Latina" quip died down, got a slam dunk 68-31 confirmation by the Senate. If more centrists like her are on the bench, they'll counterbalance the bigots on the court (Scalia, Scalito, and Thomas).

I think Kennedy will vote on our side, because I he voted to block both A2 (Romer v Evans) and Lawrence v Texas, and in fact wrote the majority opinion for both decisions! But we shall see once it reaches the Court.

Kennedy's also from the Ninth District (San Franciscan, too!), so there's a good chance he'll vote in our favour.

I had that same thought……and I would totally be up to doing that.

So, it might be sufficient to show animus on the part of the people who drafted or filed Prop 8, not the voters who passed it. Of course, there is a perfect witness for that – WIlliam Tam, who was one of the five individuals who filed Proposition EIght.

This could lead to a narrow ruling where Proposition Eight in invalidated because of compelling evidence of animus on the part of those who filed it and the animus shown by a string of defamatory advertisements. If so, it might not be directly applicable elsewhere, but would create a disincentive to libel gays and lesbians in the future. Guess we'll have to wait to see what happens.