Posted by
James Burns on Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:17:07 AM
Since November 4 there have been out of control protests over Proposition 8 in California. These protests have spread from California to all over the country. Now court filings have been filed by gay rights groups to prohibit Proposition 8 from becoming law. Why should we worry about this? Why is this a big deal? Here is why.
First the protests have turned violent. People have been hurt and property damaged by these gay rights activist over Proposition 8. I can understand that they are unhappy, but becoming violent over this is not right either. I am against gay marriage, but there is a right way and a wrong way to go about this. These activists are practicing the very intolerance they are protesting about. In there pursuit of tolerance, they have resorted to attacking churches, beating up old ladies carrying crosses and so on. They are no better than terrorists. These groups are attacking groups that have not hurt them. Little old ladies and churches have not gone out and beat them or damaged their property. It just goes to show the evil behind this movement. When the devil doesn't get his way he resorts to any tactics to get what he wants. Why are not these people going to jail? Where is the ACLU in protecting the rights of the people who are being damaged by these protests? Surely if the shoe was on the other foot the ACLU would a team of lawyers the size of the 82nd Airborne all over this.
Our country was set up to provide life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for its people. It does not say that all will be happy. It just give all the right to pursue happiness. So if the law is not to your liking, you have to deal with it and work within its limits. If something that makes a person happy is illegal the person either has to accept that what they want is not right or change what it is that will make you happy. I would love to be wealthy and not have to work. That would make me happy, but I can't go beat up people and rob them to get there. So I have to work and live within my means. The pot head who loves to smoke and get high can't do it legally. So either they take the risk and do it anyway or they have to change their behavior to find something that makes them happy. Remember happiness is not a right, just the pursuit of it.
It just seems that this day in age you can be the minority and stomp your feet, kick, scream and cry like a baby and get what you want to shut you up. When the American people are given an opportunity to express their wishes in an election, the group with the most votes win. The wishes of the majority of people in California was to amend their constitution to ban gay marriage. This is what the people wanted. This is what happened. So why are those who lost their cause allowed to fight using the court system to reverse the decision of the people? Aren't the judges there to defend the constitution? So if the people of California chose to amend their constitution, then no judge has the right to change that. How can a portion of any constitution, state or federal, be found unconstitutional? It will show that any constitution is worthless. If a group of judges can take an amendment and overrule it, shows that our votes do not count. This will set a standard for our country that the people do not rule as in any constitution, but rather the judges in the courts. So the why vote? it doesn't count. If a group does not like the outcome of a vote they can go to court and have it changed by the kings and queens of our land, the judges. Showing we do not live in a democracy but a dictatorship. Allowing this cause to be a prime example of equal rights destroying the rights of all.
In order to be tolerant the gay rights groups must face the fact that the people made their choice. That the majority of people said what they are wanting is not right. Gays must accept the decision of the people and live with it. Gays have been given civil unions to allow them the same financial rights as married couples. Why do they need to take marriage which is seen by the majority as a sacred institution and make it what it was not meant to be? Fundamental Mormons still practice polygamy. Yes polygamy is illegal, but they still do it how? Well the man is legally married to one woman, but is "married" to others in the church in legally non binding ceremonies. So in the eyes of the law the amarriage is one man and one women, but in the eyes of the church they are practicing what they believe. Why can't the gays do that? They have legally been given the civil unions, they can take these unions and have a lavish wedding ceremony, behave as if married, but in the eyes of the law they are not married. The bottom line is gays just want more. They want their lifestyle to be seen as normal. Yes, America has become tolerant of gay lifestyles, but America is not willing to say it is normal. The gays must then be tolerant and accept the decision of the people, take their loss and move on. But to be intolerant to those who have been tolerent to them is wrong, bottom line.