The San Francisco Chronicle reports, The [California] state Supreme Courts ethics advisory committee wants the court to prohibit California judges from membership in the Boy Scouts because the 2.7 million-member youth organization bars gays and lesbians from becoming troop leaders. If the court agrees, California will join 21 other states whose judicial ethics codes have antidiscrimination provisions that forbid judges from affiliating with the Boy Scouts. Banning scout membership would promote the integrity of the judiciary and enhance public confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary, the ethics committee said Wednesday. In response, Deron Smith, a spokesman at Boy Scouts headquarters in Irving, Texas, said the Scouts would be disappointed with anything that limits our volunteers ability to serve more youth. ... Today, more than ever, youth need the character and leadership programs of Scouting. Do you support banning judges from membership in the Boy Scouts? sfgate/lgbt/article/Proposal-would-bar-California-judges-from-Scout-5211428.php
Posted on: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:50:54 +0000
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