The Pacific Justice Institute is trying to Force Jerry Brown and Gov. Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8

These legal group are silly. The Pacific Justice Institute believe that Jerry Brown and Gov. Schwarzenegger should defend Prop 8.

In fact, these doorknobs are suing them to do so.

The Pacific Justice Institute petitioned the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Monday for an emergency order that would require the two officials to appeal a ruling that overturned Proposition 8.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down the voter-approved measure as unconstitutional last month.

Its sponsors have appealed. But doubts have been raised about whether they have authority to do so because as ordinary citizens they are not responsible for enforcing marriage laws.

The state has until Sept. 11 to challenge Walker's ruling in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Both Brown and Schwarzenegger, who also refused to support Proposition 8 in Walker's court, have said they do not plan to.

The institute is arguing that as the state's chief law enforcement officer, Brown does not have discretion to defend only laws with which he personally agrees.

These haters won't quit. Also on a side note, these are fools who tried to go after Halloween and Harry Potter... It's a shame, really.

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Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger filed a motion for No Stay on the Prop 8 Decision

It's moving along, folks!

No Stay on the Prop 8 ruling!!!

SF Weekly has the story:

Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed a motion with Judge Vaughn Walker requesting that no stay be placed on the ruling overturning Prop. 8. If Walker lifts the current stay, it would lead to a brief period of legalized same-sex marriage until the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals officially takes the case and imposes its own stay. "As the Attorney General has consistently stated and as was convincingly demonstrated at trial, Proposition 8 violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution," reads Brown's motion. "Defendant-Intervenors thus cannot demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits in their appeal of this Court's Order." Brown's motion was filed moments before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's -- which also argued against continuing the stay.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Signed two Gay Rights Bills

Late last night, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two gay rights bills that honors Harvey Milk and recognizes Gay marriages performed in other states.

Although the bill will not recognize them as married, it will give gay couples the same legal protections provided by civil unions or domestic partnerships out-of-state.

Still a step in the right direction.

However, he vetoed a couple of bills that would have given protections to LGBT prisoners and transgender people new birth certificates.

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Schwarzwarenegger Cuts HIV/AIDS funding in Cali

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger slashed all HIV/AIDS funding for prevention and care management programs in Cali.

This is a devastating blow to service groups and the people affected with the disease. I know things had to change, but this? HIV/AIDS funding had to suffer?

What about the people who needs the funding, the education, the counseling?
This is a horrible message to send to our citizens.

This is unacceptable!

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