The ACLU has filed a lawsuit regarding Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. There reasoning is strong: the Supreme Court of California found that marriage is a fundamental right for all couples. In order to take a fundamental right away, it would need to be taken away equally. That is, you would need to take away straight people's rights to marry too. Makes sense to me, the law should not discriminate based on sexual orientation anymore than it should discriminate based on gender or race.
There's another argument that was mentioned, in that you cannot just amend a constitution to take away a fundamental right, you need to hold a constitutional convention, which would require a two-thirds majority.
Either way you cut it, I predict within 10-15 years gay marriage will be legal across the United States.
On a related note, the party of discrimination (the GOP) got gay adoption banned in Arkansas. I guess kids are better off in an abusive foster center than with two loving parents who just happen to be of the same sex. The law also applies to straight unmarried couples.
While our country as a whole moves forward, it is sad to see certain parts of it regressing.
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I wouldn't call the whole GOP prejudice, just a few religious zealots.
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