Sunday, November 16, 2008

Thoughts on California Proposition 8

Here in Maryland, we didn't hear much about the proposition that was on the ballot in the recent election out in Califronia. However, it has been brought to light since the election with the protests by the gays in California.

Here are my brief thoughts on the issue:

I consider myself a libertarian, and it seems to me that the proposition in California was simply about redefining the legal definition of marriage to mean "between a man and a woman". This is how it had been until the California Supreme Court justices abused their power and authority from interpreting law to changing law. The people spoke back and have now corrected the mistake of the judges.

The gay community seems to be completely confused about the whole thing. They seem to have made the issue about hate and equality. This is very sad. I bet most of the gay community have not even taken the time to carefully read the proposition and taken the time and effort to understand the events that led up to the proposition. Why don't they just make up a new word like "garriage" or something for gay marriage and ask for a law to be passed that give them the same rights that heterosexual couples have with marriage.

I think this letter makes a good argument about the protests that have followed the election: Open Letter to Protesters of LDS Support of Prop 8
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