Comments on: Dog Bites Man, LAT “Readers” Rep Deems Major Error Not Correctable

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:20:49 +0000

I disagree. The people are not a governmental body, and while they certainly do have the power to amend or repeal Section 308.5, or even to amend the California Constitution if necessary, they don’t have any power to interpret laws. That’s pretty basic stuff, enough so that it’s a surprise they bothered to say that in the text of bill.

Section 8 is, however, incorrect in two other respects. For one thing, it is not true that the supposed constitutional infirmities with Section 308.5 “cannot be corrected by the Legislature” – they just can’t be corrected by the Legislature alone. For another, there is no basis whatsoever for the Legislature to say Section 308.5 “addresses only marriages from other jurisdictions.” The simply made that up.

By: Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:22:40 +0000

And actually, the California Supreme Court is NOT “the governmental body that has authority to make a final determination regarding the meaning, validity, or invalidity of Section 308.5.” Unless the section directly contradicts the state Constitution in some way, that authority rests with the People. As does the authority to fix any such contradiction in the State Constitution.

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By: Boi From Troy » Flashback: LAT backs Marriage Equality

Boi From Troy » Flashback: LAT backs Marriage Equality — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:11:36 +0000

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