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First, I was listening to NPR this morning about the water problems that California has been having. It shocked me silly to learn that in many places, not only don't they _meter_ their water but it's _illegal_ to have water meters. JC on a mini-bike, I live in upstate NY and _I_ have metered water. It's not just the resource that I pay for but all the piping that brings it to me and carries it away. Yeah, sure - water's free! It just falls from the sky! Maybe around here it does but in San Diego? Not so much. California gets a lot of it's water from other states - now those whiny titty babies are upset because they might have to pay for it? Give me a break!
Second, within hours California courts will rule on Proposition 8. If you've been living under a rock these past few months Prop 8 overturned California's Supreme court decision allowing for people of the same gender to marry. Since the LDS was heavily involved in this I like to refer to as the "Mormon Conquest". If the courts let the matter stand then people's rights can be taken away by popular vote - if they strike it down then the whole concept of voter initiatives re-writing the state's Constitution could be called into doubt. Either way, it's going to be a train wreak of *cough* Biblical proportions. My bet? The court will invalidate Prop 8. If they let it stand, then they've just proclaimed the the California Judicial system is a toothless, irrelevant body.
We'll know in a few hours.
UPDATE
Boy was I wrong. The California Supreme Court just called itself a toothless, irrelevant body. They trying to gum their way out of this by proclaiming that the marriages performed before Prop 8 made it illegal, are still valid. HA! Talk about pretzel logic. No amount of Poly-Grip will keep those dentures in place - especially when in a few years the demographics kick in and same-sex marriage goes back on the ballot. What then? If Prop 8 gets overthrown and gays get the right to marriage (again), what does that say about the process of voter referendums? Rights can be given and taken away by voter whim?
-m
Second, within hours California courts will rule on Proposition 8. If you've been living under a rock these past few months Prop 8 overturned California's Supreme court decision allowing for people of the same gender to marry. Since the LDS was heavily involved in this I like to refer to as the "Mormon Conquest". If the courts let the matter stand then people's rights can be taken away by popular vote - if they strike it down then the whole concept of voter initiatives re-writing the state's Constitution could be called into doubt. Either way, it's going to be a train wreak of *cough* Biblical proportions. My bet? The court will invalidate Prop 8. If they let it stand, then they've just proclaimed the the California Judicial system is a toothless, irrelevant body.
We'll know in a few hours.
UPDATE
Boy was I wrong. The California Supreme Court just called itself a toothless, irrelevant body. They trying to gum their way out of this by proclaiming that the marriages performed before Prop 8 made it illegal, are still valid. HA! Talk about pretzel logic. No amount of Poly-Grip will keep those dentures in place - especially when in a few years the demographics kick in and same-sex marriage goes back on the ballot. What then? If Prop 8 gets overthrown and gays get the right to marriage (again), what does that say about the process of voter referendums? Rights can be given and taken away by voter whim?
-m
