Proposition 8 has passed, denying to some the right enjoyed by other citizens in California, the right to marry. Now, the central question for the courts to decide is: Are gays in California equal, or can members of certain churches declare them constitutionally inferior? Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
While I had much the same reaction to this proposition, I am not an attorney. So I was interested to see a lawyer's take on this. However, as a friend who works at the ACLU pointed out, the protests against church involvement in this issue may also speak to First Amendment rights--an issue Brosnahan doesn't address. He also doesn't provide the wider context of laws on inter-racial marriage. So this piece is interesting, but somewhat limited.
Yes, because it brings a lawyer's view to a question full of emotion. And while I guess the funding sources behind the prop 8 defeat are known, or knowable, I didn't see proof adduced.
No, you don't put people's constitutional rights on a ballot - if you did we'd still have slavery. The Bible explicitly condones slavery, if we're going to go religious.
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