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Originally Posted by faceking  Actually, this has nothing to do with religion. Nice try.
California voters debated for years on this, and voted on it, and voted against it clearly. And then 7 political-bent judges overturned the will of the ppl.
I am pro-whatever marriage. But this an awful precedence.
What's the use of voting, when the "Rose Birds" (Californians know whom she is) can empower their political leanings.
I always felt this could be brought up for vote again, doing it the RIGHT way... and it would win, as slim as this 4-3 margin, but still win.
THIS IS SO WRONG |
So lets see, I guess integration should not have happened since state laws prohibited that as well. Blacks should still be sitting on the back of the bus? Inter racial marriages should not be allowed?
It is the legislative's job to protect the civil rights of all of its citizens when laws are passed that take away the rights of part of its population. If the voters decided that Jews or Catholics should not be allowed in the state of California, would you be ok with that as well? Are the people able to vote for anything that they want against other citizens?
The California Supreme court did not vote in favor of gay marriage, they ruled that the legal constitution that was voted by the citizens of California prohibits discrimination against its citizens. The ballot issue was in contradiction with the state constitution.
And btw, the California legislature has voted in favor of gay marriage for the past 3 years only to be vetoed by Governor Swartznager. His reason that he has stated over and over again is that it should go through the judicial process to see whether the ballot measure was constitutional. Guess he got his answer.
If this is not a religious issue, then what is the reason why gay marriage should not be allowed? The only thing I have heard is coming from the Christian right saying marriage is a sacred covenant between God and man. I guess it is a civil right as well to be able to marry someone you love.