In about an hour, a decision will be made regarding Prop. 8. I am praying for the original California Supreme Court decision to be upheld. Someone on KRON 4 pointed out that for the court to rule in favor on the measure tat passed last November (against gay marriage) would set a dangerous precedent wherein any voting majority could do away with the rights of any minority. Didn't we (sort of) learn that lesson before?
The court also can't half-step. They can't say that there should be no gay marriage and still uphold the same-sex marriages that have happened. And, if that were to happen, it would be devastating. I can't imagine someone telling me that me marriage is no longer valid. Think of it this way. What if there were no 13th amendment, and I, as a Black woman born in the North, would no longer be considered free under the Emancipation Proclamation? How can we give people rights (rights that they should have had in the first place) and then take them away?
Yes, marriage is sacred. Yes, it should not be entered into lightly. And, yes, it should be between any two PEOPLE, regardless of gender, who love each other and intend to care for each other be together for life.
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