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I would have liked to have seen your argument in the paper Richard. Although I disagree, I think that you bring up an interesting point about the definition of marriage and the role of state and church. It’s unfortunate how sometimes bias at our school and in our paper interfers with intelligent dialogue. I’m curious was there anything in the opinion section printed about a yes on prop 8? or anything that doesn’t fit the “typical” liberal standpoint. Mind you, I’m a registered Dem and I voted no on 8 and for Obama. I’m just curious because I’m not on campus every day to get the paper.
The pending legal battle for Prop 8 is, in my opinion, the reason why propositions can really, really suck. This isn’t the only time where a prop has been thrown out because it wasn’t legal, or what-not. They’re written without vetting their legality and then millions are sunk into the literature and advertising for their approval or rejection – all to waste if the prop is later overturned by the courts. I’m sure it’s been a huge seesaw for supporters and opponents alike for Prop 8 who were either elated/dejected to see it pass, now in limbo because of this legal challenge. What a waste of money it would have been for both sides if it the courts find that Prop 8 wasn’t even legal to begin with, if they declare that it should have passed the legislators before going to the voters.
Overall, I am content, if mixed, about the results from Tuesday. On one side, I am pleased that Obama won the presidency. It was inevitable, and as I closing down the polls with others, and tuned in to the radio, I heard McCain’s concession speech, which meant that the presidential race was over, with a few straggle states to go. Also, to see Prop K in Long Beach pass, along with 1A in California…I am quite satisfied with that.
On the flip side, there are a number of results that I am dissatisfied with. 50.4% of voters voted YES on Prop 8. Now they are risking being challenged by an attorney in San Francisco, and they also risk fueling the flames on this issue. Secondly, the people in Alaska have confirmed their idiocy (barring results from the military and absentee voters) be re-electing Ted Stevens. The nation’s largest state is now the nation’s biggest laughingstock.
I, for one, will be glad to see this long election season over. It will be great to not worry about hearing any more discord from the Clinton Campaign Monster Machine (which probably has been gunning/prepping for would-be President Hillary/First Man Bill since the day after Bush got re-elected in 2004) and hoping that the real John McCain and Sarah Palin go back to doing what they do best: serving their own state’s constituents. And when McCain stops having to pander to the Religious Right/conservative base for the sake of this election, we’ll see the “maverick” McCain we liked in the past revived in the Senate should he lose today. And let’s hope that Alaska does not re-elect the INDICTED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES Sen. Ted Stevens. And maybe they’ll also rename the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport while they’re at it in some kind of special ballot later.
For what ever reason the school newspaper has declined to publish my article on the paper itself so I shall submit it here instead, I am submitting it in parts because it does not seem to fit when I tried to submit it all at once.
I am writing in to discuss Proposition 8, and the various opinions individuals have expressed about it. Regardless of whom you hear discussing this issue, everyone seems to be ignoring, what in my personal opinion, is the most salient fact in this particular controversy. That fact is that marriage is a RELIGIOUS institution, with state sanctions, not a state institution with religious sanctions. The definition of marriage taken from every major religion in the world, without exception, is the joining between a man and a woman. Normally legislation such as prop 8 would seem redundant because it simply states an existing fact. However, it appears that a great number of individuals are unaware of this fact, therefore I feel that such legislation is necessary.