Want to be a judge in California? Not if you used to be a boy scout.
California: Protecting sexual integrity of boys would disqualify you as a judge
California: Protecting sexual integrity of boys would disqualify you as a judge
Boy Scouts needn't apply
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jamom123
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I had a feeling as I read it that the article was likely biased, and likely with selective facts. I thought that much especially when I read that the BSA had abandoned their "sexual standards" and that the Boy Scouts have a responsibility to protect the "sexual integrity" of its members. I would find it hard to believe the author was ever a Boy Scout for even a day.
Turns out, the state's Supreme Court decided to prohibit judges from belonging to groups that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in 1996, but made an exception for nonprofit youth organizations. The court’s decision was made to accommodate judges who serve as leaders for their sons’ troops.
Efforts to change the policy in 2003 failed, but the court advised judges to disclose their membership in cases where it might be relevant and to be prepared to step away if a litigant questioned the jurist’s impartiality.
Of 47 states that ban judges from joining discriminatory groups, 22 states, including California, include a bar on groups that show bias on the basis of sexual orientation. California is the only one of these that makes exceptions for youth groups, the ethics committee said.
While there is no doubt that the Gay Mafia exists, and they're really annoying, the author's assertion that the Gay Mafia had anything to do with this advisory committee's recommendation is just ridiculous. I might think differently if he had even mentioned the other 46 states, or the other 21. But he crafted the article to indicate California is isolated and unique in this.
California might bar judges from being Boy Scout leaders - Los Angeles Times
Turns out, the state's Supreme Court decided to prohibit judges from belonging to groups that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in 1996, but made an exception for nonprofit youth organizations. The court’s decision was made to accommodate judges who serve as leaders for their sons’ troops.
Efforts to change the policy in 2003 failed, but the court advised judges to disclose their membership in cases where it might be relevant and to be prepared to step away if a litigant questioned the jurist’s impartiality.
Of 47 states that ban judges from joining discriminatory groups, 22 states, including California, include a bar on groups that show bias on the basis of sexual orientation. California is the only one of these that makes exceptions for youth groups, the ethics committee said.
While there is no doubt that the Gay Mafia exists, and they're really annoying, the author's assertion that the Gay Mafia had anything to do with this advisory committee's recommendation is just ridiculous. I might think differently if he had even mentioned the other 46 states, or the other 21. But he crafted the article to indicate California is isolated and unique in this.
California might bar judges from being Boy Scout leaders - Los Angeles Times
But ONLY California is the "Granola State", the "Land of Fruits and Nuts", and NO court can prove otherwise, so there. 
Of Course NO LiBeRaL would laugh at that since there is NO LiBeRal has a sense of humor.
Of Course NO LiBeRaL would laugh at that since there is NO LiBeRal has a sense of humor.