People can bicker forever about how bad this is, but at the end of the day, it was the CITIZENS that voted on this. I tend to doubt that the vote would be any different if conducted again, and in the event that they decide to just nix it, they would have much bigger problems on their hands. I personally have no problem with gay marriage. I do not believe, though, that gay couples should be able to adopt and raise kids to conform to their lifestyle.If something were to happen to you and your wife, would you want your orphaned infant to be raised by a happy heterosexual couple, or a happy homosexual couple?
Listen: Here's a civics lesson. It's simple and painless. Nothing up my sleeve.The US is a Constitutional Democracy. If any law passed by the majority contradicts any part of our Constitution, it is thrown out - even amendments to state constitutions like Prop 8.Now, let's think a bit about what marriage is. It is, really, a bunch of promises, usually about staying monogamous, that our government gives special privileges to those who make those promises. But what are promises? Statements. Speech.Speech is protected from government interference by the US Constitution. Amendment 1. The right to speak freely is regarded by many to be the most fundamental right to freedom in general. I don't see why the government should grant certain privileges to one set of people who say "magic words" and deny those privileges to another group. As long as everybody knows what they're saying, and everybody is entering these "marriage contracts" consensually, there ought to be no problem.Now, there is another amendment to the US Constitution, amendment 14, that says, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."Think about that s**t, and how it relates to this Prop 8. I think that speech is safely under "privileges" for we citizens of the US. I don't care who says otherwise or how many - the Constitution is the SUPREME LAW of the land. That's just how we do it in America. QED.
@diulei, what? your a idiot you must not be very smart why would you be sorry for people having the right to vote, your pretty stupid to say that go live in GayLand then stop being a 2 faced loser
im astounded by some of the translating skills of some people, its like they read the first sentence of an opposing comment then make their reply, missing 90% of what was said. my own fault for posting left wing opinions on digg. i should know better than that. whateva.... im not going to repeat myself. g'day.
Lawrence vs. Texas kids. It's that simple. May Prop 8 go down in flames for its unconstitutionality. And as an aside - we watch Keith Olbermann at our house every weeknight, sometimes twice. If I didn't love my boyfriend so much I'd offer up my ovaries to KO tomorrow.
You guys miss the whole argument. A piece of paper (marriage license) can never bring happiness. If a couple wants to commit their life to each other they don't "need" marriage to do so. So I'm not taking that opportunity away it has been and always will be there.There is nothing wrong with believing that it is wrong to have intercourse with the same sex. There is a big difference in my mind between having homosexual tendencies (being gay) and acting on those tendencies. Most men have tendencies to be adulterers but that doesn't mean I support polygamy. Marriage is 1 man and 1 woman.
deus199Nov 11, 2008
People can bicker forever about how bad this is, but at the end of the day, it was the CITIZENS that voted on this. I tend to doubt that the vote would be any different if conducted again, and in the event that they decide to just nix it, they would have much bigger problems on their hands. I personally have no problem with gay marriage. I do not believe, though, that gay couples should be able to adopt and raise kids to conform to their lifestyle.If something were to happen to you and your wife, would you want your orphaned infant to be raised by a happy heterosexual couple, or a happy homosexual couple?
lamiaconfitorNov 11, 2008
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revslaughterNov 12, 2008
Listen: Here's a civics lesson. It's simple and painless. Nothing up my sleeve.The US is a Constitutional Democracy. If any law passed by the majority contradicts any part of our Constitution, it is thrown out - even amendments to state constitutions like Prop 8.Now, let's think a bit about what marriage is. It is, really, a bunch of promises, usually about staying monogamous, that our government gives special privileges to those who make those promises. But what are promises? Statements. Speech.Speech is protected from government interference by the US Constitution. Amendment 1. The right to speak freely is regarded by many to be the most fundamental right to freedom in general. I don't see why the government should grant certain privileges to one set of people who say "magic words" and deny those privileges to another group. As long as everybody knows what they're saying, and everybody is entering these "marriage contracts" consensually, there ought to be no problem.Now, there is another amendment to the US Constitution, amendment 14, that says, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."Think about that s**t, and how it relates to this Prop 8. I think that speech is safely under "privileges" for we citizens of the US. I don't care who says otherwise or how many - the Constitution is the SUPREME LAW of the land. That's just how we do it in America. QED.
Closed AccountNov 12, 2008
@diulei, what? your a idiot you must not be very smart why would you be sorry for people having the right to vote, your pretty stupid to say that go live in GayLand then stop being a 2 faced loser
thomasryanNov 14, 2008
im astounded by some of the translating skills of some people, its like they read the first sentence of an opposing comment then make their reply, missing 90% of what was said. my own fault for posting left wing opinions on digg. i should know better than that. whateva.... im not going to repeat myself. g'day.
firebhaalNov 17, 2008
KO delivers KO
teknic111Nov 21, 2008
That's gay
Closed AccountDec 20, 2008
ok deviants, here's how far you are far from reality<a class="user" href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2151797/posts">http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/21517 ...</a>
legalninjaDec 28, 2008
Lawrence vs. Texas kids. It's that simple. May Prop 8 go down in flames for its unconstitutionality. And as an aside - we watch Keith Olbermann at our house every weeknight, sometimes twice. If I didn't love my boyfriend so much I'd offer up my ovaries to KO tomorrow.
qwertyguyApr 17, 2009
I couldn't vote for Obama.... being from Canada....
mstubzMay 19, 2009
You guys miss the whole argument. A piece of paper (marriage license) can never bring happiness. If a couple wants to commit their life to each other they don't "need" marriage to do so. So I'm not taking that opportunity away it has been and always will be there.There is nothing wrong with believing that it is wrong to have intercourse with the same sex. There is a big difference in my mind between having homosexual tendencies (being gay) and acting on those tendencies. Most men have tendencies to be adulterers but that doesn't mean I support polygamy. Marriage is 1 man and 1 woman.
zooleeAug 4, 2009
I don't believe any government has a right to determine this for an individual.<a class="user" href="http://ivybot.info/forex/">http://ivybot.info/forex/</a>