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September 1, 2008
Prop 8 Still Confusing Voters
Proposition 8 on this November's ballot seeks to eliminate same-sex marriage in California. It is probably the most talked about state ballot initiative within the state and nationally, yet people are still not sure what it is or what a 'yes' (eliminate gay marriage) or 'no' (keep gay marriage) vote means. One Southern California Prop 8 proponent who went door-to-door recently experienced ths first hand: "Many people are confused about Proposition 8 or do not know what it is... A number of people wanted me to clarify whether a Yes vote was "Yes on traditional marriage" or "Yes on same-sex marriage" before they gave me an answer."
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so how about helping folks along?
A "Yes" votes means you support continuing a divisive society that prevent gays from marrying.
A "No" vote means you agree to allow people who love each other to marry and enjoy all the legal benefits of marriage.
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LAist, you might as well append ajpacella's comment to your article. The article is completely pointless without the information.
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A "Yes" vote means you are for democracy and against activist judges imposing their whims on the majority. A "No" vote means you support redefining marriage and oppose promoting the ideal family structure.
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@ user76
Since when is divisive separatism democratic?
And why are judges who do their job upholding the state constitution considered "activist"? I guess the Supreme Court can, by your definition, be considered activist for injecting themselves, for the first time in our country's history, in the 2000 presidential election resulting in the coronation of King George II, who LOST the vote to Al Gore.
And why does marriage need to be redefined? Marriage is a civil, and to many a holy, bond between two people who love each other and choose to share their lives.
Why do you want to limit that to only a certain type of people?
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If this were only about who gets to marry whom, I probably wouldn't be for it. But the issues reach far beyond marriage itself.
Several pressure groups have mounted lawsuits against churches for refusing to solemnize gay marriages. Some have even succeeded. Christians almost constantly hear the mantras: "separation of church and state," or "don't foist your religion on me!" Fine and dandy.
Now we have these pressure groups seeking to force churches to solemnize gay marriages, foisting their belief systems on churches, telling the churches that they are not fit to define their own beliefs. This represents an attack at the very heart of both the California and U.S. Constitutions, the power and right of self-determination.
If a gay couple wants to be married, let them have a civil union which will guarantee equal rights that married spouses have. Everybody can drink at the well.
America was founded on the right to choose for oneself. If you don't like what my church believes, then go find one you do agree with, or found your own. It's a free country. Just don't tell me how to believe. That's why I'm for Prop 8.