Freepers need to support efforts on Prop 8 in California "One man, one woman marriage"

Protect Marriage.com ^ | October 23, 2008 | the eagle has landed

[NinoFan]

Oh, and by reasonable, I don’t mean I agree with it. I just recognize that it’s an attack that may actually work at the federal level. It will all depend on what side of the day Kennedy gets up on that day, I suppose.

[caseinpoint]

You are right and perhaps I either miscommunicated or I misunderstood your arguments. I think we are definitely on the same side. I don’t put any argument past those who want to ensure gay marriage rights, Twilight Zone or not. Gays as an interest group are one of the wealthiest in the country and have lots of money and help to challenge it every way it can. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them try to wear down the amendment with a stream of challenges—all the while arguing that until the matter is legally resolved, the amendment should be stayed since it takes away something they argue is already in the constitution. Environmentalists use the same method: they file a complaint, let it wind its way through the court process and when it appears the matter will be lost, another group files another complaint, sometimes actually using the same complaint as the earlier one with new plaintiffs. The courts note this also but keep on permitting these judicial tranvesties in the name of power to the people, or the “common good”. So we will have a very aggressive challenge and probably, at least in California, a very sympathetic judiciary. One of the major victories of the gay groups, besides the original court ruling, was the refusal of the court to stay issuance of licenses until after the election. Granting licenses is now the status quo and court will lean towards preserving the status quo during any pendency of the challenges. We will all need to gird up our loins and be prepared for the long fight to preserve marriage.

(Excuse the typos or grammatical mistakes: I just washed my hands and can’t do a thing with them.)