Tuesday, May 26, 2009

"California's top court upholds Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage"

Oh great. The California version of don't-ask-don't-tell.

A big lesson from Thomas Paine: When a mechanism for oppression is in place, it will be used.

Here is the nightmare our loving fundies have opened the door to:

Original Text:
"Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?"

Now that it's written into the state Constitution, just a few tweaks would be needed in the future:

Nightmare 1:
"Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex and non-white couples to marry providing that only marriage between a white man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?"

Nightmare 2:
"Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex and and non-Christian couples to marry providing that only marriage between a Christian man and a Christian woman is valid or recognized in California?"

Oh, you think this won't happen? Why not? We've already trashed the Bill of Rights through this legislation. By removing a civil right for one group of people that civil right is gone.

Now it's just a matter of wording, that's all.

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