I have little hope for McCain. Not that I had alot to begin with, but he just keeps getting worse and worse.
Although he stated several times that he does not believe in unwarranted wire tapping, he has now done (another) 180 and stated that the Executive should have the ability to spy on Americans "in a time of war."
Same crap as Bush. Constitution? What Constitution? (As a side note, I must point out that this is not a Democrat/Republican issue. Our Senator, the lovely Dianne Feinstein, voted for the warrantless surveillance bill, FISA, too. When I wrote her to say how disappointed I was that she gave away our civil liberties, I received a reply that because I was a simple citizen and didn't know what the Senator knew from our military, that I was just wrong. Bitch.)
Listen, asshats, if you have a reason to spy on Americans, a judge will issue a warrant. If you don't have a reason to be spying on Americans...well....that's we have the Fourth Amendment! And they wonder why membership with the ACLU has doubled since Bush became President.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Screw the Will of the People
Just when I thought we had a win, it turns out the stupid people of California are going to get the chance to vote on it.
The Secretary of State of California just announced that the issue of gay marriage will be on the ballot in November. This comes on the heels of the California Supreme Court finding that banning gay marriage violates the right to marry and the Constitution's guaranty of equal protection under the law.
Apparently polls show that California voters will narrowly approve the initiative to amend the California constitution to define marriage as an institution between a man and a woman in order to get around the Supreme Court's ruling. Who in God's name cares so much about screwing a small part of the population out of a fundamental right? In most cases I'm all for the voice of the people, but frankly it's none of their damn business whether their neighbor marries a man or a woman. Equal rights has got to win on this one, it's our only hope.
Hurry up already, U.S. Supreme Court! You are now the only ones that can save us from ourselves! I mean, I know it took you until the 21st century to find that gayness itself is not illegal, but damn, California's making it easy for you! They did this back in the day with interracial marriage, and in 10 years you followed suit. Please don't take so long this time. It's an easy one. Equal rights. Equal protection. Who are you to say who can and can't get married? Are the straights really doing such a great job with it? I mean, Jesus, we let Britney and K-Fed get married and procreate. Twice. Sheesh.
The Secretary of State of California just announced that the issue of gay marriage will be on the ballot in November. This comes on the heels of the California Supreme Court finding that banning gay marriage violates the right to marry and the Constitution's guaranty of equal protection under the law.
Apparently polls show that California voters will narrowly approve the initiative to amend the California constitution to define marriage as an institution between a man and a woman in order to get around the Supreme Court's ruling. Who in God's name cares so much about screwing a small part of the population out of a fundamental right? In most cases I'm all for the voice of the people, but frankly it's none of their damn business whether their neighbor marries a man or a woman. Equal rights has got to win on this one, it's our only hope.
Hurry up already, U.S. Supreme Court! You are now the only ones that can save us from ourselves! I mean, I know it took you until the 21st century to find that gayness itself is not illegal, but damn, California's making it easy for you! They did this back in the day with interracial marriage, and in 10 years you followed suit. Please don't take so long this time. It's an easy one. Equal rights. Equal protection. Who are you to say who can and can't get married? Are the straights really doing such a great job with it? I mean, Jesus, we let Britney and K-Fed get married and procreate. Twice. Sheesh.
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