September 10, 2007
Oh, But Then We’d Be Expecting Our Representatives to Actually Represent Us!
 The message of gay marriage opponents is clear: Queers just aren’t as good as Charles Manson. |
Regarding the same-sex marriage bill the California legislature just passed for the second time — which Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to veto — Patrick Connors asks a question that the bigots really wish none of us would ask:
I’d like to ask a question that pertains to the campaign platforms of the Democratic party candidates for President. Is this development in CA an example of the states taking care of the issue of same sex marriage? The California State Legislature is made up of two political bodies: the assembly and the senate. Both of these bodies are comprised of politicians that were elected by the citizens of California. Both of these bodies passed a bill — for the second time — that gives same sex couples the right to marriage. This legislation would undo the legislation passed in 2000 (Prop 22) that defined marriage in a way that prohibits LGBT (lesbian-gay-bi-transgender) people from being married.
Does the action of the legislature (elected by the people) represent the will of the voters or does Proposition 22 represent the will of the voters? …
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The politicians that dodge the issue or offer the platitude “let the states decide” are accomplices to the bigotry… so are the people that don’t push political leaders to take a principled stand in support of equality and fairness.
If it’s ok for the states to decide this issue, then tell me: Was this issue resolved by the voters of California in 2000, or was it decided by the voters of California when they elected and re-elected their state representatives?
Also, please tell me why it is acceptable to jerk around a minority group that is not guilty of any crime and only seeks to have the same consideration of citizenship that an imprisoned serial killer has? Charles Manson can get married without having to put up with religious fanaticism, political opportunism or feckless friends getting in his way.
See also:
California senate OK’s same-sex marriage bill
Filed under: California, Marriage Equality
