So much for equal rights under the law. Can you imagine if people had been allowed to vote on Civil Rights for women or African Americans? I bet the Falwells and Robertsons of the world are kicking themselves for not thinking of this in the 50s. They could have gotten resolutions on the ballot in every state in the nation forbidding mixed race marriages or desegregation. We'd still be sorting out the bloody mess. People should not be allowed to vote on whether their neighbor is entitled to Civil Rights. Public opinion always lags behind progress, if this had been allowed 50 or 100 years ago, women and blacks still wouldn't have the right to vote in certain states (and quite possibly the entire nation if the racists/sexists had tried to put through a federal constitutional amendment like they're trying with gay marriage).
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Equal Rights...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/california.same.sex.marriage/index.html
So much for equal rights under the law. Can you imagine if people had been allowed to vote on Civil Rights for women or African Americans? I bet the Falwells and Robertsons of the world are kicking themselves for not thinking of this in the 50s. They could have gotten resolutions on the ballot in every state in the nation forbidding mixed race marriages or desegregation. We'd still be sorting out the bloody mess. People should not be allowed to vote on whether their neighbor is entitled to Civil Rights. Public opinion always lags behind progress, if this had been allowed 50 or 100 years ago, women and blacks still wouldn't have the right to vote in certain states (and quite possibly the entire nation if the racists/sexists had tried to put through a federal constitutional amendment like they're trying with gay marriage).
So much for equal rights under the law. Can you imagine if people had been allowed to vote on Civil Rights for women or African Americans? I bet the Falwells and Robertsons of the world are kicking themselves for not thinking of this in the 50s. They could have gotten resolutions on the ballot in every state in the nation forbidding mixed race marriages or desegregation. We'd still be sorting out the bloody mess. People should not be allowed to vote on whether their neighbor is entitled to Civil Rights. Public opinion always lags behind progress, if this had been allowed 50 or 100 years ago, women and blacks still wouldn't have the right to vote in certain states (and quite possibly the entire nation if the racists/sexists had tried to put through a federal constitutional amendment like they're trying with gay marriage).
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