Today was a sad day for those that believe in equal rights under the law. The question is does this set a precedent where other rights could be taken away by simple majority vote? I hope not. Hate and fear have triumphed against reason and logic. I am not gay nor do I know anyone who is gay. However, who am I to tell anyone what kind of lifestyle choice they should make? Furthermore, the other side has not produced a sound, rational argument for denying gays the right to marry. To simply say that marriage is between a man and a woman because the Bible says so is about the weakest argument I have ever encountered and yet a majority of people agreed. I watched some of the commercials and they disgusted me with their scare tactics about how children will be forced to learn about the gay lifestyle.
It seems to me that people tend to have very short memories. There was a time when couples of different races couldn't marry. That was written into the books. There was a time when Chinese couldn't own property; a time when Japanese were sent off to live in the desert; a time when blacks were treated like animals. Remember Prop 187 where illegal immigrants were denied health care, social services and education? In each case, the oppressed minority eventually achieved equal rights and the corresponding offensive law was overturned. Yet in this case, the opposite has occurred. A law that denies rights to a group has been upheld, not overturned.
I challenge anyone to present one shred of scientific evidence that gay marriage would either destroy the institution of marriage, threaten the moral fabric of our society or pollute our children's minds. The burden of proof falls on those who insist that it has no place in our society.
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