Prop ha8 - fails!

[tabaqui]

Wheeeeeee! Prop 8 in California has been declared unconstitutional and struck down. YES!!

From the final ruling: Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians.

YES, EXACTLY!

Congratulations to California, to the LBGT community at large, and for America for taking yet another step forward into the light. Thank you, Judge Walker!

*cheers*

Comments

[joymaro.livejournal.com]

YES!

[tabaqui]

Wheeee!

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[tabaqui]

Whooooot!

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Wheee, we've been cheering over here too! *reaches through the interwebs and bounces about with you*

[randomstasis.livejournal.com]

YAY!
and also- duh!
"Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights"
I believe that might be the purpose of our constitution, neh?


also, hey, just saw this posted on my friend's wall- this RL logic is as good as the ONION.
http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_15673894

[tabaqui]

OH MY GOD, i know, i saw that - what in hell? A bike you can 'borrow' and ride around is going to end the world as we know it?

What in hell is a UN country? We're a member of the UN - aren't we *already* a UN country?

Insanity.

[randomstasis.livejournal.com]

Why yes, yes we are. That means it really is a vast conspiracy!!! oh noes!!

and I just loved this-
the dude is running for governor, for heavens sake, and says of these *privately donated* bikes on a *privately funded* program "This is bigger than it looks like on the surface, and it could threaten our personal freedoms,"

And we all know how big the Republicans are on personal freedoms...soooo big, you can't even see them there- looks almost as if they're on the other side. As in Exhibit A, in your post.:(
yes, Insanity. How sane people can vote for these guys after hearing the stuff that comes out the smart end, I just don't know.

[tabaqui]

OH, wow. The GOP only cares about the personal freedoms of people to deny rights to others and to amass huge fortunes. And own guns, of course.

Blah - i swear - since Pres. Obama started his campaign run, i have read and talked about politics more than at any other time in my life, and it's just amazing how utterly *fucked* the GOP really is.

[randomstasis.livejournal.com]

me too.

and, the personal freedom they worry about is obviously their innate right to control what everybody else does, says and thinks.

[tabaqui]

Exactly.

[randomstasis.livejournal.com]

And you know what's really sad? i live in a primarily Republican state, and I can actually remember a time when being Republican didn't require you to be insane, completely dishonest, or living in an extreme pathological state of denial.
How does it happen so fast- should we blame the internet? the corporations? or just those pre-loaded electronic voting machines?

[tabaqui]

We blame the greed. The GOP - the whole political machine - has been morphing more and more into a huge money machine, and greed makes people nuts. Makes them grasp at any straw to be on the 'winning' side so they don't lose their perks.

It's sick.

[randomstasis.livejournal.com]

oh yes, god forbid you don't get your share of the pie-whether you need it or not, or even if you vomit up that slice of pie 10 minutes later- at least nobody else got it.
we hates politics, precious, yesss.

[deirdre-c.livejournal.com]

Just last month, my brother, who is a a Republican State Rep in Florida, said privately that he believes that people will look back on the GOP stance on gay marriage/rights the way they do now about segregation and racial equality and that history will not judge his party kindly on this issue. FROM HIS MOUTH TO JUDGE WALKER'S EAR. :D

[tabaqui]

HELL YES.

I believe that, as well, and look forward to the day when people stop making these insane, moral judgments.

[seascribe.livejournal.com]

\o/

[tabaqui]

:) :) :)

[shighola.livejournal.com]

Love this!

[tabaqui]

Me too!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

This was mentioned in a tweet I got as soon as I turned my phone on after work. I may have done a little jig in the street. :D

[tabaqui]

Wheeee!
Awesome. :)

[bendtothesun.livejournal.com]

Hell Yeah! What a great great day! \o/

[tabaqui]

It is!
:)

[laazikaat.livejournal.com]

I'm still surprised it got as far as it did in California. Always saw it as a forward thinking State. This is wonderful news.

[tabaqui]

YES, it was such a blow. Mostly, it happened because the opposition had a ton of out-of-state money that they used for a last-minute blitz of fake information and lies. Got people freaked. A typical right-wing tactic.

I'm so glad it was defeated - hopefully this will be the basis for challenging the exact same crapola here in my state.

[andreth47.livejournal.com]

Oh thank god. Cthulhu. Whoever.

That's really wonderful. YAY! :D

[tabaqui]

Yes, yay-yay!

[cordelianne.livejournal.com]

Yes!!!! Such good news!! \:D/

[tabaqui]

Isn't it?
Wheeee!

[strickens-girl.livejournal.com]

I'm finally no longer embarrassed to say that I'm a Californian.

YES!!

[tabaqui]

Whee!

Sadly, i must say that i'm embarrassed to be a Missourian, considering we - well, they - amended our constitution to exclude gay couples.

Us next!! I hope this rolls down to ever sad-ass state that did that.

[anelith.livejournal.com]

When I heard this news on the radio in my car, I did whoop out loud I was so happy. Seems like the news is 90% awful, so how wonderful to get some good news for a change!

[tabaqui]

I know! Everything is gloom and doom - it's nice to be able to celebrate!

[saifai.livejournal.com]

Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians.

High five to the judge that made the ruling. I saw the comments that were made about it and just wanted to hug him.

That's completely awesome. I wish the people I went to church with were of the same mind, but people are weird. And oddly hateful.

But still, I'm very happy to hear about this. Makes my heart sing just a bit. :)

[tabaqui]

Yes! He had some extremely intelligent things to say - the whole ruling was awesome. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_beetle_/]

Viva la civil rights!

[tabaqui]

Whoooooooooot!!
:)