My Response to Prop 8
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, has filed a writ petition before the California Supreme Court urging the court to invalidate Proposition 8.
From the ACLU website:
"The petition charges that Proposition 8 is invalid because the initiative process was improperly used in an attempt to undo the constitution's core commitment to equality for everyone by eliminating a fundamental right from just one group - lesbian and gay Californians. Proposition 8 also improperly attempts to prevent the courts from exercising their essential constitutional role of protecting the equal protection rights of minorities. According to the California Constitution, such radical changes to the organizing principles of state government cannot be made by simple majority vote through the initiative process, but instead must, at a minimum, go through the state legislature first."
No, I didn't post that meme that went around. Instead, as of today, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU. At least, I will be, once my card arrives...
From the ACLU website:
"The petition charges that Proposition 8 is invalid because the initiative process was improperly used in an attempt to undo the constitution's core commitment to equality for everyone by eliminating a fundamental right from just one group - lesbian and gay Californians. Proposition 8 also improperly attempts to prevent the courts from exercising their essential constitutional role of protecting the equal protection rights of minorities. According to the California Constitution, such radical changes to the organizing principles of state government cannot be made by simple majority vote through the initiative process, but instead must, at a minimum, go through the state legislature first."
No, I didn't post that meme that went around. Instead, as of today, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU. At least, I will be, once my card arrives...