Very Interesting Article

[The_Dude 1,142]

I was very hopeful about gay marriage this last election cycle. With the influx of new voters who were mostly left leaning, I was sure that prop. 8 would fail miserably. I was floored by the results of it. I was even more shocked by a county by county breakdown of the vote. Even Los Angeles county, which is one of the more liberal areas in the united states voted in favor of the proposition. Even though the U.S. is now considered center left politically, there are still some things that many people remain conservative about. I don't know how they will get over it. I don't see any change in this for another generation or so.

[FormelyCA 0]

What bothers me so much about prop 8 and the like is why do we vote?? Who cares what OUR opinion is??? Rights are rights.

I use this example with my husband - it's like say there is a party in your neighborhood, and little Johnny wants to go. And me, not knowing Johnny and 10 of my friends (who aren't even going to the party) take a vote and say, "HEY we don't think Johnny should go". So then, Johnny can't go just because WE say he can't. It simply should not be UP to us.

And whatever happened to the separation of Church and State? ARRG I could go on and on about this.

Has anyone seen those

for National Organization for Marriage? I seriously thought it was a joke when i first saw it.

This is a great response to it...fast forward to 3:30 min. Youtube removed it!!

And this is the best debate...(if you can call it that) on the issue I have seen thus far.

It just makes no sense!!!!!!!!!

[The_Dude 1,142]

What bothers me so much about prop 8 and the like is why do we vote?? Who cares what OUR opinion is??? Rights are rights.

I use this example with my husband - it's like say there is a party in your neighborhood, and little Johnny wants to go. And me, not knowing Johnny and 10 of my friends (who aren't even going to the party) take a vote and say, "HEY we don't think Johnny should go". So then, Johnny can't go just because WE say he can't. It simply should not be UP to us.

And whatever happened to the separation of Church and State? ARRG I could go on and on about this.

Has anyone seen those

for National Organization for Marriage? I seriously thought it was a joke when i first saw it.

This is a great response to it...fast forward to 3:30 min. Youtube removed it!!

And this is the best debate...(if you can call it that) on the issue I have seen thus far.

It just makes no sense!!!!!!!!!

We voted on it because it was an ammendment to the state constitution. So a vote is mandated.

I do agree though. Rights are inalienable, and lawmakers are there to protect the rights of all, despite what the majority may feel. This reminds me of a case 41 years ago, Loving vs. Virginia in 1967. That was a suit in which a couple sued the state of Virginia for the right to marry (they were an interracial couple). At the time, the prevailing attitude across the country was fairly split, but definitely leaning a bit towards the side that was against interracial marriage. The supreme court stepped into that legal battle, just as they should today. I'm just very afraid of what the supreme court would do now. It is an unpredictable set of judges. There are 3 firmly entrenched on each side, and 3 who you can never tell how they are going to rule.