In my infinite search for something to do that is relatively worthwhile on the web, I stumbled across this article on sfgate:
Schwarzenegger says he will keep vetoing gay marriage bill
Essentially, Governor Schwarzenegger believes that he is overruling the vast majority (i.e. 61% of people in 2000) who voted to outlaw same-sex marriages. What he fails to acknowledge and what is pointed out in the article later on is that:
Geoff Kors, executive director of the gay rights organization Equality California, said Proposition 22 only bars California from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside California.
One would think that if the majority now, meaning 2007, did not wish for this kind of legislative act to be passed then the California Senate would not keep forcing this act to be presented to the Governor. Considering that the Senate operates (or at least is supposed to operate) to appease the people of their relative constituency. However, this is not how the governor has been in the past, especially with his legislation on education and welare reform. To put it mildly, he doesn't want to "risk upsetting the majority" by overruling their proposition.
While my stance on gay marriage is peppered with a mix of my own personal experience on the subject through numerous gay/lesbian/transgendered couples and that of my parent's 50's generation ideals, I think it's safe to say that it should be left up to the people's choice.
Think of it this way: North America (specifically the United States) has the highest rate of divorce in the United States. This figure is specifically in between heterosexual couples which more often than not include children. I say why not allow homosexual couples the opportunity to help improve the statistics of us heterosexuals that ruin our relationships because were are so emotionally stunted by our mother's brother's second sister's cousin's father who screwed us up when were were younger so that we could never coexist with another human being. (If you can understand who in the hell that is on the family tree then you need counseling).
I say repeal that proposition if it is creating so much of a road block and sign the act. If the constituents really do not want it there, then
In the meantime, we are freaking CALIFORNIANS that are in the stone age of passing revolutionary legislation meanwhile Massachusetts of all places has bypassed us and become an honorary left coast affiliate. FOR SHAME, people. FOR SHAME.
