Anti Prop. 8 Rage

Michelle Malkin's column this week talks about the rage from the anti-Prop. 8 group. (Thomas Sowell also has a really good read on the subject here).

Proposition 8 was the amendment to the California Constitution that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. To my understanding, it does not affect the legal rights of gay couples in "domestic unions" that married couples have (hospital visitation, property ownership, etc.). The measure passed overwhelmingly by 52 to 48% (the same as Obama's margin).

The measure was pushed after 1. a law defining traditional marriage was overturned by the California Supreme Court after being passed by the people of the state a few years ago 2. it became clear that those who held traditional marriage views (one man, one woman) were no longer "free" to hold these views (children being taken on field trips to see their teacher marry another woman, gay marriage being taught in the classroom, discrimination against those who held to traditional marriage, etc.).

The measure was passed with the help of minorities who voted for Obama, so this is not a straight-party issue. However, the gay rights groups are not targeting the racial minorities for their vote to protect traditional marriage. Instead, they're going after the small percentage of Christians and Mormans with violence and rage.

What aggravates me is that the people who shout the loudest about tolerance are the ones threatening and carrying out violence against those who don't share their views. There is no inequality in the legal rights of gay couples in California because domestic partnerships are legal there and offer the same protections, so why are they railing against those with personal and religious convictions? They are boycotting businesses where members of the business (not the business itself) donated to the Pro-Prop. 8 campaign (for as little as $100) and publicly posting the names of all donors so that they can run them out of business.

Now, the groups are devising a way to overturn the measure. What ever happened to the will of the people? Republicans aren't rioting in the streets, defacing Senator Obama's Chicago Church, boycotting and punching his supporters, or devising schemes to legally block him from taking office! If they were, they'd all be prosecuted with hate crimes, so why are these clowns allowed to get away with this behavior?!

Where is the ACLU and the other organizations now, defending Prop. 8 supporters' rights?? Why are elected officials who "support traditional marriage" (Governator, I'm looking at you) encouraging these hooligans to continue with their shenanigans even after the majority of their constituents have voted against gay marriage?

I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I also believe that when you change that definition, you enter a slippery slope and it will not be long before 1. marriage can include multiple sets of wives or even animals (look at some Muslim countries that allow you to marry animals... yuck!!) 2. people who believe in traditional marriage will be legally and culturally prosecuted and equated with racists and bigots.