In CA a few years back, the citizens voted in favor of Prop 8, which consisted of an ammendment to the California constitution which states that gay marriage is not legal or recognized by CA.
Breaking: Right now, the Judge has overturned it as unconstitutional, because it "puts the rule of law behind stigmas against gays and lesbians".
Now an appeal is off to the supreme court.
Personally I think it's lame that gays would hijack our word and force it by law to mean something it's not (marriage is a religious pact between a man and a woman in the face of God, who according to various religious texts strictly forbids being gay). But I am glad this was overturned because a) it's not primitive times anymore and marriage now means something different than it used to. It's primarily a legal thing, as well as an "official" devotion to another human being "for life", and I don't think any two people in love should be excluded from this.
I think it's weird personally but that's because it's a foriegn concept in my world, but as a libertarian I salute this ruling because the government should not have any say in what two consenting adults decide they want to do with their lives. Whether you are for or against gay unions being referred to as a marriage, the point here is that this is a strike against government's power to dictate our lives and therefore is a step in the right direction.
I know some republicans will claim that this will surely lead to man/turtle unions etc etc, but it doesn't matter, the gov should not have the power to say who you can or cannot love for life, or what you and another human being decide to call yourselves. I don't think marriage should be in any way regulated by the government.
On the flip side, this is also a bad thing, because the majority of people voted to forever ban gay marriage from CA, yet a judge overruled that, thereby not doing the will of the people. But seeing how populist everyone acts nowadays, I can't say that's a bad thing, even though at the end of the day this country should be whatever the electorate wants it to be. I don't like judged overturning voters. Either way, congratulations to any snusers on here from CA who were hoping to finally make it official with their loved one!
What do you think?
Breaking: Right now, the Judge has overturned it as unconstitutional, because it "puts the rule of law behind stigmas against gays and lesbians".
Now an appeal is off to the supreme court.
Personally I think it's lame that gays would hijack our word and force it by law to mean something it's not (marriage is a religious pact between a man and a woman in the face of God, who according to various religious texts strictly forbids being gay). But I am glad this was overturned because a) it's not primitive times anymore and marriage now means something different than it used to. It's primarily a legal thing, as well as an "official" devotion to another human being "for life", and I don't think any two people in love should be excluded from this.
I think it's weird personally but that's because it's a foriegn concept in my world, but as a libertarian I salute this ruling because the government should not have any say in what two consenting adults decide they want to do with their lives. Whether you are for or against gay unions being referred to as a marriage, the point here is that this is a strike against government's power to dictate our lives and therefore is a step in the right direction.
I know some republicans will claim that this will surely lead to man/turtle unions etc etc, but it doesn't matter, the gov should not have the power to say who you can or cannot love for life, or what you and another human being decide to call yourselves. I don't think marriage should be in any way regulated by the government.
On the flip side, this is also a bad thing, because the majority of people voted to forever ban gay marriage from CA, yet a judge overruled that, thereby not doing the will of the people. But seeing how populist everyone acts nowadays, I can't say that's a bad thing, even though at the end of the day this country should be whatever the electorate wants it to be. I don't like judged overturning voters. Either way, congratulations to any snusers on here from CA who were hoping to finally make it official with their loved one!
What do you think?
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