But first …
I received an email last night from Carrie Warner, one of
the attorneys for The Will of the People Fund case, Bradacs v Haley, with some
encouraging news via Carrie Warner, attorney for
Bradacs v Haley:
Last night, the
judge in our case, Judge Michelle Childs, has dismissed Governor Haley as a
Defendant but has otherwise kept our lawsuit intact. This is good news, because
if our case was going to be dismissed, as the state alleges it should, that
would have happened last night.
But, by virtue of the fact that Judge Childs issued a 20 page
opinion, it appears that she is going to rule quickly on our Motion for Summary
Judgment. Now, South Carolina, via its Attorney general Alan Wilson, will move
to appeal this case should we win, but it seems likely that we are headed in
that direction.
Now … on to our Asshat ….
Alan Wilson has filed another motion to dismiss all marriage
equality lawsuits in South Carolina based on the notion that last week's Sixth US
Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling that upholds marriage bans in other states. Wilson
wrote that the decision by the appeals court in Cincinnati supports "the
clear constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans under the Constitution."
He added that the decision "emphasizes that marriage is
inherently a union of a man and a woman, and that whether that definition is
expanded to include same-sex couples is a decision for the states including
their people and their legislatures."
So,
what besides his bigotry and intolerance and fight against equality makes Alan
Wilson this week’s ISBL Asshat?
The fact that he’s arguing that since the Sixth Circuit
Court is upholding marriage bans in four other states should overrule the ruling
by the Fourth Circuit Court, which handles appeals in South Carolina, as well
as North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
He wants South Carolina’s ban upheld because the Sixth
Circuit Court said so, but he refuses to obey the law set down by the Fourth Circuit
Court.
Alan Wilson, ISBL Asshat of the Week.
STFU, you stoopid asshat! and your stepfather needs to STFU also!
ReplyDeleteyup, that was a twist with the 6th circuit - but even more of a twist, I think, for SC to say, 'see, they got to ride their bike off the cliff! Why can't I?' whine, whine
ReplyDeletewhat a fool, who is going to be embarrassed to be on the wrong side of history in only a few years.
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