In an historical election promoting change and hope for a brighter tomorrow, you voted in favor of systematically denying an entire population of rights that everyone else has. As far as our nation might have come last night, you have proved that in California, we're all for institutionalized prejudice. And still you wonder why the world is going the way it is...why there is so much hate in the world. Why there are wars being fought that cannot be won. Let's take a look at our institutions...and the fact that our "democracy" votes for the systematic denial of rights of human beings.
Meanwhile, you pass bonded propositions that deplete the general fund. Apparently you missed the whole summer debacle where the legislature was in a stalemate over the budget because HEY, WE HAVE NO MONEY. So, the good ol' governor decided that it would be best to deprive all "unnecessary" state employees of their rightful paychecks, and pay them the federal minimum wage of $6.55/hour...threatening thousands more foreclosures and bills gone unpaid in the process.
So when our legislature is at a stand-still for yet another year and our state employees pay for it, remember that you brought this on.
When your cost of tuition goes up because funds are being taken away from education in order to fund all of these projects, remember that your brought this on.
When the price of groceries goes up because you sent our agriculture out of state, remember that you brought this on.
When our taxes go up to pay for the BILLIONS of additional dollars that you decided to approve WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE NO MONEY FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR and fiscal years to come, remember that you brought this on.
Congratulations, California. In an election that will always be remembered for what it proved to the world and the hope it instilled in millions of Americans, we voted for all-around regression and proved that we are just as prejudiced as we were 50 years ago...the focus is just different.
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the reason why the world is going the way it is hardly has anything to do with why gays cant marry. as someone who really remains neutral, there are however some people who believe in tradition and notion that "holy" matrimony is between a man and a woman. even if we should not be denying their rights, its proper to note that in a few years things will change. To compare gays to the oppression that african americans have suffered in history is kind of ridiculous. We've overcome a great triumph, and its hardly legit to say that we've taken steps back. Its only in recent years that homosexuality is being embraced with parades, in the media, etc etc. i say we stop concentrating on social issues and worry about other directions our country is heading, at least for now. we're basically in a shitty state.
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