dennybop's Comments (30)

“Agree.”

“Totally agree. In fact, from the times I've visited her show, she appears to go out of her way to get the dirt, and not get dirty or blast sand into folks' faces.”

“That's right! You go girl! And who cares if Obama is a Muslin anyway?”

“LOL!!!

Sword rituals and hollywood movies in church??? Nothing to see here folks.... Move along, move along...”

“I can explain. The 1994 Chandler settlement agreement was for global claims of negligence and the lawsuit was defended by Michael's insurance carrier. The insurance carrier negotiated and paid the settlement, over the protests of Michael and his personal legal counsel. Michael was said to have almost collapsed as the settlement was forced upon him. This is the way it works when a claim is brought against you and you're insured for those claims. The plaintiffs knew he was insured so they went after him.”

“Example please.”

“No, citizens may not "dole out and withdraw rights," but marriage is not a "right," as it is a creation of the state. If the people, through the legislature, eliminated ALL state recognition of marriage from California law, they would be entitled to do so, wouldn't you agree? One could still call himself "married," or have a wedding ceremony, the state just wouldn't register them or recognize them in any way.

And of course citizens may set rational conditions on state-created privileges. We have conditions on driver's licenses, which are also privileges, not rights. We even have some conditions on voting privileges. We have other conditions on marriage too -- age conditions, relationship conditions (no sibling marriages), anti-polygamy conditions (no marriage if you're already married), and so forth.

It is true, though, that one condition, the prohibition on interracial marriages, has been struck down by the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia -- yet that case is not all that applicable here. One could make a colorable argument that the opposite sex requirement is a highly rational consideration that would survive due process and equal protection scrutiny. Yet no matter what a court concludes, it's a certainty that the losing side will complain that the decision turned on biases rather than the law. That is why I think it's better it's left to the people to decide, for better or worse.”

“The only danger is that there is a 5-4 conservative majority still. Any such lawsuit will have to have the good luck of getting to the SCOTUS between the time a conservative justice leaves and Obama is still in office to replace him with a liberal justice, flipping the 5-4 split to the liberal end of the scale. Otherwise, I fear that the conservative justices will rule in favor of Prop 8 out of their conservative, and religious, biases, NOT based on the constitutional violation such laws create.”

“Well at least someone knows how to argue the issue using facts an not just emotional opinion. However, I disagree that Lawrence v. Texas has anything to do with SSM. I believe the definitive ruling is Baker v. Nelson.”

“Well everyone who has an income to spend does the same. The question remains. What is it that stock and commodities produce, other grief with their speculative manner?”

“Anybody here read Rahm Emanuel's(Obama's cheif of staff) book "Big Plan"? He calls for compulsory service--everyone from 18-25! I was reading on the PPI, and Biden is on board with this too--saying that this generation "hasn't been challenged­." Rahm also wants a "domestic terror" agency like Britain's MI5--which has files on 1 in 160 Brits. I could care less about Bill Ayers and reverend Wright (Both had defensible points) I'm worried about who Obama associates with NOW!”

“Thanks for your support. And your contention is true that the Democrats losing the White House will hurt us all. Then, maybe we won't be disrespected as a community again. And the suffering will be spread around for everyone..­.sort of shared suffering. Then all progressives will realize we have to support each other so all of us can be helped. My guess is that just the thought of a progressive 3rd party will make some arrogant people in the Obama campaign take notice. GLBT people need to stop being so nice. We need to start acting like we can play hard ball too.”

“My general experience with the likes of Howie Rich is that they send threatening letters but in the end do not commit any offense (generally speaking). The effect on innocent people is one where they tend to believe the threat is real and back off on their support for whatever position they were in. I've had letters sent to me by lawyers on behalf of criminals who had the chutzpah to attempt to intimidate me out of something they wanted. In the law profession, this tactic is used daily. For those who do receive such a letter I recommend making copies of it and taking a copy to your local judge to talk over.”

“I agree. Let's hope God is in control of this election.”

“the statement was in regards to the people that hes been around ,and was going to put lol ,but didnt think you would no what it meant ,how do you assume that the majority does not?”

“Hard to believe, isn't it?
That we are worried that there may be people that would be worse than Bush.”

“The poster, ully, needs to be able to post in better English.

Proper writing techniques are necessary to be clearly understood.

Did I say it clearly and concisely???”

“Denny, Have you ever read any of this ully person's utterances? Not shouting down this kind of basic ignorance would be complicity. Be thankful that Huff Post doesn't ban a clown like ully so that you can admire his/her barfs.”

“"I Shot the Sheriff" is about self defense not murder. Just sayin'.”