PROP8

A story that caught my attention in the news this week was PROP8. Basically it turns out that homosexuals in California CAN, in fact, get married without the world ending. This week, in California, Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, the voter-approved bill to put a stop to gay marriage, was "unconstitutional."

The immediate reaction from the gay community was a highly fashionable, broadway style victory dance. But the rest of us (by us I mean California and a few people with above average intelligence in the rest of the world) were all thinking "Oh cmon the Republicans aren't gonna give up that easily........are they?" Republicans hate the idea of gay marriage. Even mentioning homosexuality in a Republican household is like saying Voldemort too loudly in Diagon Alley and would probably result in someone being shipped off to military school.

But it nothing happened. The Republicans did bugger all. (Excuse the pun.) Of course an appeal was lodged against the ruling but that was pretty much a given. There was no major complaints from political leaders and what was even more amazing was that Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked the judge who made the ruling to legalise gay marriage again.

Deep down you'd like to think that the lack of complaining from the Republicans was just them being decent human beings and a certain amount of humility in what appears to be defeat, but I think its something else. "Unconstitutional". It is a sacred word to the Americans. As soon as you say something is "unconstitutional" in the United States it becomes the most deplorable thing you could possible do like mooning the Queen on St. George's Day while dancing on Churchill's grave.

Unfortunately, for all those gay couples looking to get married in California in the near future, Judge Walker, to prevent what he thought would be a flurry of marriages, put a stay on his same sex marriages ruling until the appeal process could be completed. I understand the whole respecting the course of justice angle he's going with here but that is so hypocritical. Its like inviting your neighbour over for a beer and then drinking them all in front of him. Its practically insulting.

I honestly think that PROP8 is fighting a losing battle. A hundred years ago a black man marrying a white woman was seen to be just a morally wrong by ignorant people as homosexuality is today. Some people just need to get over it. Gay marriage doesn't affect anyone except the two people who are getting marriage. If you think its against your religion then fine, in your view they'll go to hell, in theirs they won't. Either way it has nothing to do with you. If you don't like it then fine don't go over for dinner parties.

Eventually, at least I hope, gay marriage won't even be a point of discussion. It will just be called marriage..........or misery depending on how you look at it. The only reason these sort of propositions even go into effect is because people enjoy creating misery and hating other people. You can stop gay couples from marrying each other legally but I'm pretty sure there is no way in hell you'll be able to stop them from loving each other. Face it this Proposition 8 has already lost, its just presents the illusion of winning for a bunch of 70 year old men with their heads up their asses.

In other news I'm finally recovered from my Glandular Fever. Yay.

Also I will be writing a blog tomorrow about my opinion on the Australian Federal Election.

Till next time...