Still Busy, and Still Hopeful

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Unless you live under a rock, you know that there is currently a very important case before the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, challenging the constitutionality of that state's passage of Proposition 8, a law banning same-sex marriage under the California Consititution.

If you'll recall, 52% of California voters ended up being the Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men 'Tard of the Year for 2008 (in spite of Eric's attempt to slide a douchebag in at the 13th hour). Now those who think that legislation is awful and wrong are attempting to correct the injustice.

I have no opinion on how effective this will be. As I've mentioned, I've been (and will continue to be) busy for the first part of this year, so I haven't had much time to research the case except on the most cursary basis.

But I hope.

I hope the Federal Court will find in favor of the same-sex couples who brought the suit, and I hope the decision gets challenged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where I hope the decision is upheld in the spirit of Brown v Board of Education, so we can put this issue to bed once and for all.

Most everyone who reads Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men on a regular basis already knows how I feel about equal rights for the LGBT community. I don't want to waste time and space reiterating my position, other than to say outlawing this institutionalized discrimination is THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

Let's hope the U.S. District Court (and ultimately the SCOTUS) agrees.

5 comments:

Steve Buchheit said...

Since I've been in a drug haze for a while, I think I overheard a news report that the Supremes are already scheduled to hear a same-sex case. This one on the Constitutionality of states barring recognition of other states' same-sex marriages.

The Mechanicky Gal said...

Heheh I got the "the Supremes" part and though of fabulous Beehive 'Do's.
Cause I'm aware of the issues like that.

Janiece said...

Amy, you make me laugh.

"STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE!"

The Mechanicky Gal said...

"BEFORE YOU BREAAAAAK MY HEART!"

The Mechanicky Gal said...

think it oover...