prop 8
the voter passed legislation that banned gay marriage was overturned in court. yay. basically the judge reasoned that if the government is going to grant special status to couples, it can't discriminate based on gender. appeal seems likely. the judge was careful to base his decision on constitutional grounds. and not impassioned rhetoric. so it's got a good chance of surviving appeal. i'm all for majority rule. but there are clearly limits. can 52% of the people vote that blacks have to ride at the back of the bus? of course not. can 52% of the people vote that women can't vote? of course not. so why should 52% of the people be able to vote that she can't marry whomever she pleases? yeah, that whole these two people are entitled to this special thing. but those two people aren't. it's just unamerican.