Marriage was never so complicated, people are now making decisions for others on who should be married when they should be deciding for themselves as individuals.
Since the poll vote was such a close call, there should have been a re-vote. The proposition passed by a two percent margin. A re-vote should have taken place to substantiate the grounds on which Proposition 8 had passed. Such a close election should not have passed that easily.
This issue is so controversial that the state itself is debating whether or not to retract it. As of now the Supreme Court is taking the proposition into consideration; leaving all of California to sit in the waiting room and hope for the best.
This proposition has caught the attention of many nationwide, especially California. This proposition c
The ad “What if you couldn’t marry the one you love?” by letCaliforniaring.org really delivers the message of unfair treatment by portraying a woman being held back by a series of unfortunate obstacles, keeping her from marrying the one she loved. Gay couples and half of the state agree that it is their time to wed and it’s about time California realizes this.
Gender should not affect the grounds on which marriage is based on. Marriage is known to be the union between a man and a woman. However, people have never known anything different that is why they are afraid of change. Marriage is ultimately the union of two individuals that would like to build a life, family, and a home together.
Gay couples have the same values as the traditional couple. This is exactly why they should have the right to marry. The reasons why gay couples want to get married are to build a family, life, and a home with each other. The only thing that is different is the couple.
In the Constitution it states that “all men are created equal”. Gay people are still people, just those with a different view on who they love. Everyone was born with the same rights; it makes no difference on what sexual preference they have.
The two percent discrepancy that let California ban gay marriage voted in fear of breaking tradition. Half the people of this state are afraid of change. Nothing in life is stationary, everything always changes. Without change there would be no room for growth and better opportunities.
Divorce rates are at 36 percent in the US as of 2008. Many people are ending their marriages due to their unhappiness. Since people that are unhappy are divorcing, gay marriage should be legalized because they want to get married and be happy.
Those who were for Proposition 8 to pass were voting because of their political ideologies and religious backgrounds.
Rights discrimination, based on sexual preference is the same as discriminating against those of color. It was wrong then and it is wrong now. We made the mistake of discriminating against African Americans because they were a different color. Now, gay people are being discriminated against because the people they choose to love breaks tradition.
People come to America to find freedom and to pursue their own personal beliefs. America is known as “the land of the free”, and by telling gay couples they can not wed only contradicts the foundation on which this country was founded on. Everyone deserves to have their happily ever after.
In the great words of Martin Luther King Jr., “Let freedom ring.”