While this issue is extremely political (obviously) this post was made in a personal sense and thought of with my personal civil liberties in mind. Legally this is the first time that i've been recognized in full by my state government and that feels newsworthy and worth remembering. I think you've both made excellent points and i can see where you're both coming from but ultimately i agree with Derrick. I've had chills all day thinking about the fact that a right i never even really desired personally is now mine and can't be denied on legal grounds. That's profoundly bizarre and while you are definitely voicing a sound opinion and one that makes a lot of sense, the personal triumph felt by the gay community at large and (hopefully) by californians on a broad level can't be denied or told "yeah that's great BUT..."
There will always be a "but..." for pretty much every situation and yes, it annoys me that this issue is cropping up in yet another election year and might cause problems in the long term for a democrat in the white house. I'm sure the same things were said and felt with the war of 1812, the missouri compromise, johnson's reconstruction after the civil war, the 19th ammendment and so on. If none of those things had happened when they happened this world would be a different place and for all it's faults, i'll take what is given and work to make my future and the future of others better.
#1) You were recognized when the gay marriage was allowed, BEFORE it was banned. So it's not the first time.
#2) It's temporary, because the election vote has precedence over the court ruling, so if it goes the same way Prop 22 did, then it gets ixnayed once again in short order.
#3) If McCain gets elected, some people will point fingers at actions like this and blame them for the election outcome (even though there would be no real scientific way to no for sure what impact it has, if any); that would NOT help the cause of, or sympathy for, the homosexual community.
In short: let's pray that doesn't happen. And I'll leave it at that.
I wasn't trying to be combative in any of this, I just hate to see the ignorant, elite, right-wing bastards always "win" and they often do PRECISELY because of what I said: they stategically pick the time and place for their battles and actions to best benefit them (and their upper-echelon, privileged, murderous, asshole ilk) Why do I hate it? Because of selfish reasons; because I am not of the privileged, nepotism-fed class -- so, like the homosexual community, I am oppressed by their policies (only in different ways -- mostly financial ones)
There will always be a "but..." for pretty much every situation and yes, it annoys me that this issue is cropping up in yet another election year and might cause problems in the long term for a democrat in the white house. I'm sure the same things were said and felt with the war of 1812, the missouri compromise, johnson's reconstruction after the civil war, the 19th ammendment and so on. If none of those things had happened when they happened this world would be a different place and for all it's faults, i'll take what is given and work to make my future and the future of others better.
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#2) It's temporary, because the election vote has precedence over the court ruling, so if it goes the same way Prop 22 did, then it gets ixnayed once again in short order.
#3) If McCain gets elected, some people will point fingers at actions like this and blame them for the election outcome (even though there would be no real scientific way to no for sure what impact it has, if any); that would NOT help the cause of, or sympathy for, the homosexual community.
In short: let's pray that doesn't happen. And I'll leave it at that.
I wasn't trying to be combative in any of this, I just hate to see the ignorant, elite, right-wing bastards always "win" and they often do PRECISELY because of what I said: they stategically pick the time and place for their battles and actions to best benefit them (and their upper-echelon, privileged, murderous, asshole ilk) Why do I hate it? Because of selfish reasons; because I am not of the privileged, nepotism-fed class -- so, like the homosexual community, I am oppressed by their policies (only in different ways -- mostly financial ones)
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