Power for change
Having been almost a week since the election, the giddiness of the populace (unless you are an incurable far-righter, in that case, stiff biccies) and the unfortunate shock as the passage of Prop. 8 and other anti-gay referendum seems to be morphing into a real force of change. Yeah, I know it's an over-used word by now, but it fits. The shock and
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I agree that once the giddiness and the anger wore off, we're now beginning to see the results of it, albeit the beginnings anyway. Let's just hope the momentum continues though.
I don't know if there would be a national version of Prop 8, once Obama and the high courts get a crack at it and it's been determined not to hold up to further scrutiny. Because once Federal Gov't has decided, the will of the people can't just undo like they often can on the state level.
But in the meantime, I think it could all get ugly before it gets better - especially when the right is trying to fight back, lashing and without rational thought.
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It's amazing what she and others did; and to all those people who think mass mob might is right (the 'why should we vote again?' crowd) I present this - sending in the national guard and army was the right thing to do and had to be done. For the right thing, sometimes people are just wrong.
As they are over gay men and women. Hopefully you'll have a government who similarly supports such equality.
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Obama's victory made it clear that individuals DO matter, and if we work together, we CAN change things.
And the passage of Prop 8 and the other anti-gay ballot measures got people angry enough to stand up and say, "I'm not gonna take it anymore!"
I'd say that is a powerful combination!
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