Rep. Pete King (N.Y.): Gay marriage ruling helps GOP

[babylonsister]

This is the definition of spin! :crazy:



King: Gay marriage ruling helps GOP
By Jordan Fabian - 08/05/10 12:09 PM ET


A Republican congressman said Thursday the judge's ruling that overturns California's gay marriage ban will actually help his party in the midterm elections.

Rep. Pete King (N.Y.) said that the decision to reverse the Golden State's Proposition 8 ballot initiative is an example of judicial activism, which he says his party opposes.

"As far as the gay marriage issue, I think it's going to subliminally help Republicans," he said on MSNBC. "I'm certainly not going to make it an issue. I think the way it helps Republicans is that ... it shows an attempt by judges or people considered the political elite to impose their social views on the American people without the opportunity to vote."

more...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/112847-republican-calif-gay-marriage-ruling-helps-gop

[Champion Jack]

1. Wasn't the judge appointed by reagan?

[sharp_stick]

3. Not Reagan, George Bush the Smarter

daddy bush appointed him in 1991 I think.

[joeybee12]

2. Pete King...started out as an asshole, and is intent on staying an asshole...n/t

[sharp_stick]

4. Judicial activsim is a liberal thing I guess

I don't recall a single puke whining about Judicial activism when the Roberts Supreme Court made corporations people for the purpose of funding GOP election campaigns.

[Angry Dragon]

5. "judicial activism" =

Supreme Court ruling making corporations "persons"

Then he should explain this...........

[marmar]

6. Note to Peter: Cultural wedge issues lose their bite when people are worried about jobs and survival

nt

[Sinistrous]

7. My read on Rep. King's statement is that he is equating the GOP to

a cauldron of utterly ignorant balls of puss.

[Bitwit1234]

8. These words explain more than King and his idiot brain

Roberts, Alitio, Thomas, Scalia,,,supreme court judges and Henry Hudson one of the Federal district judges and I am sure there are more who could be called ACTIVIST JUDGES but I don't feel like looking them up.

[LynneSin]

9. I would have to agree with Rep King - no more presidents that appoint these activist judges!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_R._Walker

I mean this guy was appointed by George HW Bush!!

:sarcasm:

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Can we, as a country, vote on keeping Pete King in the country?

[treestar]

11. So the rule of law is

"an attempt by judges or people considered the political elite to impose their social views on the American people without the opportunity to vote."

No, they already had the opportunity to vote and they passed an referendum that does not meet constitutional standards.

[EC]

12. Well, Mr. King

people don't vote on rights, they are already guarenteed in The Constitution...

[gratuitous]

13. Oh, just everything is good news for Republicans

You know how the GOP lost all those seats in 2006 and 2008? Really good news for Republicans!

[hfojvt]

14. yargle, blargle

[Renew Deal]

15. Aren't judges a "co-equal" branch of government?

:shrug:

[kctim]

16. Does history show

that overturning the vote/will of the people does NOT bring more voters out come election time?