“There is absolutely nothing in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees homosexuals some kind of right to the institution of marriage”

A California federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, the legislation that declares marriage between one man and one woman is the only form legally recognized in the state.

Brad Dacus, founder of the Pacific Justice Institute, concludes that the decision is outrageous.

“This is a classic case of judicial activism. Proposition 8 has already withstood a legal battle and challenge pursuant to the California constitution. There is absolutely nothing in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees homosexuals some kind of right to the institution of marriage,” the pro-family leader contends.

Concerned Women for America’s (CWA) Wendy Wright adds that the decision goes far beyond granting special rights and that it ultimately “strikes at the heart of our representative democracy.”

“Judge Walker has declared, in effect, that his opinion is supreme and ‘We the People’ are no longer free to govern ourselves,” she laments.

Wright further points out that the “citizens of California voted to uphold marriage because they understood the sacred nature of marriage,” and she contends that “marriage is not a political toy. It is too important to treat as a means for already powerful people to gain preferred status or acceptance.”

The CWA president feels the decision should immediately be appealed to the Ninth U.S. Circuit and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court.

Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association (AFA), joins in disagreeing with Judge Walker’s decision, viewing the ruling as “a tyrannical, abusive and utterly unconstitutional display of judicial arrogance.”

He deems it “extremely problematic” that Walker is a practicing homosexual, so he suggests that the judge “should have recused himself from this case because his judgment is clearly compromised by his own sexual proclivity.”

So Wildmon is calling on all members of the House of Representatives who respect the Constitution to launch impeachment proceedings against this judge.

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Sarah Tappen thinks people are tired of judicial activism.

Considering the fact that more than 52 percent of voters approved Proposition 8, she finds it “clear that whenever the people have been given an opportunity to vote, they have voted to uphold marriage as one man and one woman.
Americans in numerous states have affirmed this, and we are prepared to fight all the way to the United States Supreme Court if necessary to see this decision overturned.”

Tappen goes on to warn of the likelihood that several homosexual couples “will be lining up tomorrow to apply for marriage licenses in California.”

But ADF has already filed a motion with the court to stall the ruling and prevent homosexual marriage until the case has gone through the full course of appeals.