Yes, we know that. It isn’t a surprise that Vaughn Walker, the California judge that overturned Proposition 8 is gay. But now, since Walker revealed a 10 year relationship, proponents of Proposition 8 have filed a motion to toss out Walker’s decision claiming that he should have recused himself.
I don’t think so. That would imply that black judges couldn’t rule on racial discrimination cases and females judges couldn’t rule on sex discrimination cases. This idea would work us back toward a tiered society where some people can’t do certain things simply because of their color or race or having green hair for all I know.
Walker has stated that he does not believe his sexual orientation impacted his ability to render a decision and constitutional law experts appear to agree with him.
The 9th Circuit Court is already reviewing the ruling, let’s leave it in their ballpark for the moment shall we.
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