Why Prop 8 Is Scarier Than You Think

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/us/27marriage.html?_r=1&hp

So, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 today. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Prop 8 bans gay marriage.

My friends, this is a slippery slope. Why?

Because we are now allowed to VOTE on whether or not people have RIGHTS.

People like to use the “but the majority! but the majority voted!” excuse, but let’s reflect.

Who started this country? A minority. They were being persecuted for who they were and left to start a new, better place.

I somehow doubt that minority would be pleased with the new majority.

I, for one, don’t want anyone to be able to vote on whether or not I have a basic right in this country. Tell you what, I won’t tell you you don’t have the right to do something, you don’t tell me.

… and isn’t that the Republican ideal to begin with? Lack of government interference in everyday life?

This is just all so twisted and so backwards. I can’t even think about it. But it’s scary. And you should be scared, if you are any type of minority: gender, race, religion. Because who knows what can happen now that a precedent is set.