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WHY MARRIAGE APARTHEID AFFECTS YOU:
If you are gay, it should be obvious why a ban on same-sex marriage affects you.
If you are straight, however, you might not fully understand how you are affected by the many state constitutional "amendments" which have banned same-sex marriage by popular vote.
Let's start with a small refresher...
Marriage is a legal agreement which is defined by many laws, both state and federal. It has never been defined by who is not allowed to get married.
It is the individual's choice as to whom she enters into this legal agreement with. It is not up to the public at large to limit this choice, either by sex, race, or any other arbitrary trait. If the two people involved are mutually agreed and capable of giving their consent, the public at large CANNOT deny them access to a marriage partnership.
The precedent set by ballot initiatives banning same-sex marriage is that group rights trump individual rights. The courts overseeing these initiatives are failing to protect the individual right to choose the marriage partner an individual wants, and instead are allowing a majority to specify the type of person an individual is permitted to marry.
They are failing to uphold the 14th amendment, which states that all citizens are to be treated equally under the law. They are allowing gay people to be excluded from legal marriage agreements by popular vote.
This negates the entire purpose of a constitution. A majority does not get to vote on the civil rights of a minority.
Ever.
If you are heterosexual, you should be concerned about this because the same religious folks who are meddling in the lives of gay people today have a long, LONG track record of finding new scapegoats to attack. It is only a matter of time before they attempt to intrude into the personal affairs of YOUR life; only a matter of time before YOU are part of a group they feel strong enough to persecute, and so, you should be deeply worried about the erosion of constitutional provisions which keep them at bay.
The discrimination they have written into state constitutions from coast to coast MUST be stripped out, and the judges who fail to understand what a constitution is for MUST be routed from their positions.
Those who support marriage apartheid must be firmly but gently reminded of where their life ends and another person's life begins, like the wayward children they are.
PROPOSITION 8:
Proposition 8 is the constitutional revision which eliminated marriage equality in California. The state constitution, in its current form, was deemed in violation of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The finding came from the right honourable Judge Vaughn R. Walker on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010. Judge Walker found that proposition 8 discriminated both on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, and found that sexual orientation is a suspect class similar to race or gender. He also found that separate institutions of legal partnership cannot be equal.
Apparently, proponents of marriage apartheid made a "limited factual presentation" lol! (Page 8, line 23).
Here is the judge's finding in full. Some of it is actually pretty funny. I don't agree with his use of "morality" as a byword for religious belief (why refer to something as its opposite?), but I think it's fairly well-reasoned otherwise:
https://ecf.cand.uscourts.g...
The case has been appealed to the 9th Circuit, which has issued a stay on marriage equality until the case goes to trial, at the earliest after summer recess of 2011. Regardless of how they rule, the case will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. A favourable outcome is not assured in either court, so it's important to keep hammering at the bigotry in our state constitution at the grassroots level. The ballot initiative to repeal prop 8 is still set for 2012. For more information, visit:
http://www.eqca.org
... or if you really want to protect marriage:
http://rescuemarriage.org
If a boycott is more your style, you might try avoiding Mormon-owned and operated businesses like Jetblue, SkyWest, Marriott, Cinemark / Century / CineArts / Tinseltown theaters
...and the state of Utah.
Here is the HRC's boycott list:
http://www.hrc.org/news/115...
If you are gay, it should be obvious why a ban on same-sex marriage affects you.
If you are straight, however, you might not fully understand how you are affected by the many state constitutional "amendments" which have banned same-sex marriage by popular vote.
Let's start with a small refresher...
Marriage is a legal agreement which is defined by many laws, both state and federal. It has never been defined by who is not allowed to get married.
It is the individual's choice as to whom she enters into this legal agreement with. It is not up to the public at large to limit this choice, either by sex, race, or any other arbitrary trait. If the two people involved are mutually agreed and capable of giving their consent, the public at large CANNOT deny them access to a marriage partnership.
The precedent set by ballot initiatives banning same-sex marriage is that group rights trump individual rights. The courts overseeing these initiatives are failing to protect the individual right to choose the marriage partner an individual wants, and instead are allowing a majority to specify the type of person an individual is permitted to marry.
They are failing to uphold the 14th amendment, which states that all citizens are to be treated equally under the law. They are allowing gay people to be excluded from legal marriage agreements by popular vote.
This negates the entire purpose of a constitution. A majority does not get to vote on the civil rights of a minority.
Ever.
If you are heterosexual, you should be concerned about this because the same religious folks who are meddling in the lives of gay people today have a long, LONG track record of finding new scapegoats to attack. It is only a matter of time before they attempt to intrude into the personal affairs of YOUR life; only a matter of time before YOU are part of a group they feel strong enough to persecute, and so, you should be deeply worried about the erosion of constitutional provisions which keep them at bay.
The discrimination they have written into state constitutions from coast to coast MUST be stripped out, and the judges who fail to understand what a constitution is for MUST be routed from their positions.
Those who support marriage apartheid must be firmly but gently reminded of where their life ends and another person's life begins, like the wayward children they are.
PROPOSITION 8:
Proposition 8 is the constitutional revision which eliminated marriage equality in California. The state constitution, in its current form, was deemed in violation of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The finding came from the right honourable Judge Vaughn R. Walker on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010. Judge Walker found that proposition 8 discriminated both on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, and found that sexual orientation is a suspect class similar to race or gender. He also found that separate institutions of legal partnership cannot be equal.
Apparently, proponents of marriage apartheid made a "limited factual presentation" lol! (Page 8, line 23).
Here is the judge's finding in full. Some of it is actually pretty funny. I don't agree with his use of "morality" as a byword for religious belief (why refer to something as its opposite?), but I think it's fairly well-reasoned otherwise:
https://ecf.cand.uscourts.g...
The case has been appealed to the 9th Circuit, which has issued a stay on marriage equality until the case goes to trial, at the earliest after summer recess of 2011. Regardless of how they rule, the case will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. A favourable outcome is not assured in either court, so it's important to keep hammering at the bigotry in our state constitution at the grassroots level. The ballot initiative to repeal prop 8 is still set for 2012. For more information, visit:
http://www.eqca.org
... or if you really want to protect marriage:
http://rescuemarriage.org
If a boycott is more your style, you might try avoiding Mormon-owned and operated businesses like Jetblue, SkyWest, Marriott, Cinemark / Century / CineArts / Tinseltown theaters
...and the state of Utah.
Here is the HRC's boycott list:
http://www.hrc.org/news/115...
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I know I can block you, but I won't unless you have difficulty following the rules of my page.
The internet is what you make it. If you treat it like a troll game, that's what it will be. Be careful, though. If you get too comfortable being a troll online, your asocial behaviour might spill over into your real life...
If you continually insist on saying what you do not believe, you might forget what you actually believe, and then what would be the point of your existence?
Plus you can block me. The Internet social world isn't going to take me far in life. Most of the time you got the extremist and trolls crawling about. It doesn't matter what pixilated characters think of me. In reality I am who I am and the real blokes around me are what really should matter. The Internet is just a big troll game.
I'm sorry Lauren. Unfortunately, you have posted to my profile twice in a row which I have just specifically asked you not to do. That means you are back on timeout until early May.
...this is if I'm even still on this site by then. Youtube seems to be moving the layout and privacy policies in a rather unfortunate direction that gives dishonest censors like yourself the upper hand (for example, I'm fairly sure this PM will not reach you because you have blocked me from your channel).
As you know, I do not read or respond to comments on a censored channel, because the censor has the ability to remove the conversation and thereby avoid answering for whatever false and immoral comments she may have made.
See you in May! ... if I'm still here.
Suit yourself.
When someone writes the absolutely horrifying things I've seen you write, I believe condescension is in order, but if ever you'd like to modify or clarify what you said, please feel free to come back and do so.
There's nothing wrong with changing one's mind, especially if one is mistaken.
Please clarify your statements for me:
You said those who would deny you equal access to the law or even murder you because you are gay are being respectful to you. Is this what you believe? Wouldn't that make you a self-loathing, self-destructive homophobe?
You said men have the right to control their bodies, whereas women do not. Is this what you believe? Wouldn't that make you a sexist?
Please make one post at a time answering each of my questions. You do not have to answer them all at once and you must wait for a response before moving on. If you make more than one post at a time, you will be put back into timeout.
Hello Mambo/personality in SirLaurenWilson's head.
You are out of jail! Congratulations. Feel free to post on my profile if you'd like, but please refrain from making multiple posts, please do not allow SirLaurenWilson to use your channel to post and please refrain from discussing SirLaurenWilson on my channel.
If you fail to do these things, you will be put back into timeout. Welcome back!