tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13759064.post3782720753069799907..comments2023-03-23T06:46:45.171-07:00Comments on Not for Ourselves Alone: My Two Cents on the Passage of Prop 8Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730128838755912940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13759064.post-79792132682907273292008-11-12T13:56:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:56:00.000-08:00"Tyranny of the majority." Discrimination any way ..."Tyranny of the majority." Discrimination any way you look at it.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730128838755912940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13759064.post-49790772982847301782008-11-12T09:10:00.000-08:002008-11-12T09:10:00.000-08:00My solution would be to hold a vote and to have th...My solution would be to hold a vote and to have the people of California decide.<BR/><BR/>whoops...Joey Jiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516700678003483844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13759064.post-17641839716692057692008-11-10T16:20:00.000-08:002008-11-10T16:20:00.000-08:00Dear Joe the Guy,Thank you for commenting.I'm not ...Dear Joe the Guy,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for commenting.<BR/><BR/>I'm not blaming the Mormons, exactly, just pointing to the fact that they donated around 14 million to the Yes on 8 campaign. I also point out that I was once Mormon and that my family members--most of them, perhaps implicitly--support the proposition, and that this is sad for me. The California Supreme Court decided that gay people should be able to marry; taking away this right is discrimination. <BR/><BR/>And while I'm on the subject: Why does marriage have to be defined as between a man and a woman? If the Mormon Church and the Catholic Church and the Church of Joe want to define it this way, they certainly can, but what does this mean for my dear friends and family who are gay and want to get married?<BR/><BR/>Discrimination.<BR/><BR/>I admit to feeling angry, but not angry enough to wage a super angry protest march. And I certainly don't see how blaming blacks, Hispanics and Mormons is helpful or the answer.<BR/><BR/>So I'm asking you Joe the man--What's your solution?<BR/><BR/>Peace dude.<BR/><BR/>JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730128838755912940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13759064.post-32420579664534695212008-11-10T09:32:00.000-08:002008-11-10T09:32:00.000-08:00I can dig what you're saying, and I agree with you...I can dig what you're saying, and I agree with you, in essence. <BR/><BR/>But I argue this:<BR/><BR/>The People of California voted, not only mormons. Your post points no blame to the people of California. Why not?<BR/><BR/>An acquaintance of mine summed it up nicely on his facebook status yesterday,<BR/><BR/>"Rupert thinks that it would have been more pragmatic to have the Prop 8 protests BEFORE the vote, rather than after it."Joey Jiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516700678003483844noreply@blogger.com