Comments on: Discrimination Death March, Silver Lake, 11/4

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By: libertad

libertad — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:34:09 +0000

Another pro-gay marriage march in Silver Lake. Talk about preaching to the converted. This is why Prop 8 passed – you gotta take the fight behind the Orange Curtain, up the 5 to Fresno and into minority populated oommunities.

This march was a waste of time and city services. Clearly, the 140 folks who joined the original 60 marchers were passerbys who walked along and then left once the rally actually started. This is not a “decent turnout” unless you are on an island.

By: Dave Share

Dave Share — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:25:15 +0000

I’m with you on the speech thing. Short and powerful is always going to get more attention and support than long and informative. Get off your soapbox. This isn’t about just YOU….it’s about US. While you are included in us, don’t get tunnel vision.

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:25:10 +0000

It seems to me that it’s a Constitutional Equal Protection issue that, under our Constitution, is not supposed to be left up to the states because, as we see here, the whims of majorities of state voters and legislatures may shift with the political winds, and they cannot be counted on to secure the rights of minorities. That has happened in our nation’s past regarding slavery, voting rights for blacks and women, and other civil rights issues, where, at given times, the majorities in some state legislatures (and their popular majorities) opposed equal rights. I think it’s going to take an act of Congress (shame on Bill Clinton for signing the Republican Congress’ Defense of Marriage Act) and lawsuits that work their way up the federal courts to the Supreme Court to secure the right of marriage for consenting adults. I believe that Rep. Nadler from NY introduced the Respect For Marriage Act to repeal DOMA, but that Rep. Barney Frank thinks it’s a waste of time.

See now why who sits on the federal courts and the Supreme Court (and thus, who gets elected President to nominate these judges and justices) makes such a huge difference? The decision will probably come down to the whims of just 5 people in black robes.