Let me preface this by saying that this is not a discussion about my stance on California’s proposition 8, the legislation that defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. This article is about what I view as the real and much larger issue.
Lets first examine what happened in California’s proposition 8. A proposal was made. Supporters of both sides campaigned by every means that they could to gain even more supporters. Voters turned up at the polls in record numbers to cast their vote on an issue. The votes were counted and like every contest one side lost and didn’t like it.
Regardless of what side of this issue you are on this is what happened. The issue could have been about changing all roads to be painted white instead of black asphalt. To do white would allow more sun to be reflected and city tempratures to come down. To leave it black would cost less and actually prevent accidents because the sun wouldn’t reflect in peoples eyes from the road. The cycle is the same, proposal, campaign, voters, and counting. It has been going on for a long time.
This process of rules being established by vote of the people is the foundation of a democratic society.
Now this is where I get scared. Yesterday the federal court overturned California’s proposition 8 and all I see is people praising this wonderful decision and how awesome it is. I saw it tweeted, on facebook, in newspapers and radio programs. It was even hailed as a huge justice on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ by one of the judges. But what were they praising? The were praising that the democratic process just got overthrown.
Yep, my whole concern with this issue is regardless of how I vote if I don’t do it the way ‘they’ want, my vote will get the ol’ heave-ho and ‘they’ will have it however they want. It doesn’t matter the issue folks. It could be about what color to paint the street. Nope, you did it wrong, and we are going to repeal it. Tough crap!
The fact that people are thinking that this overturning of the law is just about marriage is absolutely beyond me. This could be about anything you find important. From school budgets to gun control to whether to go to war. If you don’t do it the way ‘they’ want they will just find a way to get it done anyways. I think that George Carlin’s words say it best. Basically, ‘they’ don’t care about you, ‘they’ will do whatever ‘they’ want.
What I would rather see, what I am shocked is not happening, what should be done is have everyone on either side of this issue protest with big signs that say “Stop F***ing America!”. Later, we can all play part of the democratic process again. Get a new bill proposed that overturns a previous bill, campaign our hearts out, and then have the voters come out. When it as all done, we can count the votes and see where it stands. Until then, I guess a whole bunch of people are really happy being raped over by Uncle Sam and the broken American System.