On Same Sex Marriage
My niece, Intrepid Cat, works in Washington, D.C. Her Facebook was filled with sorrow last week. Her emails were filled with rage. I asked her to share her thoughts, and this is what she sent. Let no one tell me that young people today are not interested in the issues. ***** Tuesday morning, on my way to work, I heard several hundred people shouting hatred in the name of religion. It made me sad, and it made me angry. Later that morning the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Proposition 8- California's law that defines “marriage” as a union of one man and one woman. Wednesday the court heard arguments about DOMA, the Federal Government's statute that says much the same. Neither the state of California nor the executive branch of the United States government have chosen to defend these laws. The laws have been challenged by individuals, and they are being defended by “other interested parties;” Prop 8 by a group of “concerned citiz...