@spendius,
In my inexpert eyes as I gaze, wistfully at times and inordinately grateful at others, on what I get to see of the American scene, it seems as if Judge Reinhardt's is unaware that when his lot come to power there will be no judges to reverse any executive decisions because they will choose to be well-evolved rubber stamps rather than be chucked out on the street ass first.
I sometimes get a sense that there is an inevitabilty about it once a Monarch has been dispensed with. One that is dearly loved by all right thinking people is the best. A Child of Kings at the helm steadying the ship. One to die for. Unless, of course one can arrange circumstances such that no test is applied. Which is not always possible.
We all know that the top spot is taken. Without a loved and gracious Monarch it is bound to happen that strident nationalism will replace it. A Monarch is never talked about as Presidents and aspiring presidents often are. Or asked bloody silly questions by bloody silly people for the entertainment of a bloody silly audience of gawping wannabees whose opinions lurch in the direction of the last telling put-down or inexcusable gaffe.
My reflex reaction to Judge Reinhardt's decision is "what's the ****** up to?" Once Yossarian had said it it couldn't be unsaid. He's bound to be a wily old bird to have got where he is. And he will have been pondering the matter a fair long while. He might, at his age, be thinking legal fun is the only fun left. I would be thinking along those lines. What would I care if Californian men were ******* each other up hill and down dale morning noon and night until the cows come home and holding hands across the table in a candlelit restaurant on St Valentine's night?
Sometimes legislation rebounds on those fighting to get it.
Take prohibition.
I don't think anything will surprise us about California. Some famous English writer who worked there for a while said that a new form of humanity was being created in California. I do take that into account ci. when I am responding to you.
Anyway--we were told by CBS that there will be no homosexual unions given official recognition as "marriage" until the USSC settles the matter in a few years so there is no result from his decision within the sort of timescales the judge is most concerned about.
