Do you support Proposition 8 in the state of california?
I vote YES! Although marriage rights for gays and “all people” sound like reasonable rulings, has anyone thought about the implications of suddenly declaring marriage a right for ALL people. Marriage had never been a right until declared to be so by four activist California Supreme Court judges earlier this year. The implications of declaring marriage a right of all people has far-reaching consequences on the future of law and morality in the state of California, along with the rest of the United States. Even now, numerous laws exist in California that restrict the ability of certain people to enter into a marriage contract. First, marriage is only allowed between adults, not minors. Second, marriage is only allowed between two individuals. Multiple partner marriages (polygamy and polyandry) are not legal. Third, marriage is not allowed between closely related individuals (brothers, sisters, and first cousins). If marriage is declared a fundamental right of all individuals, then all re
I support it 110%. I am a father of two grade-school children who believes in the right to be the one to teach my children about marriage. For those against Prop. 8, it is a bold-faced lie that our children won’t be affected. I downloaded the California Education Code that specifically states that those in grades K-12 would be taught things such as “the legal and financial aspects and responsibilities of marriage and parenthood” (51890). Further “school districts may provide comprehensive sexual health education . . .in any kindergarten to grade 12 . . .instruction and materials [that] shall teach respect for marriage and committed relationships” (51933, a) 7. Should same-sex marriage be allowed, it will be incorporated into the curriculum. My wife is a kindergarten teacher and she confirmed that they require to have material sensitive to all accepted cultures, and the same-sex ‘culture’ will be taught, driven, and inculcated in our children. And I will not have the right to opt-out of
Letting homosexual couples marry is one issue. One that doesn’t affect me in any form. But allowing it to be brought upon my children in school, as socially acceptable, is NOT okay for me. It is MY responsibility to raise my children in a manner that my husband and I deem appropriate, not a teacher or school system’s. As far as the argument of it being taught in schools….bottom line is eventually it will. Children will be taught that it is okay to experiment with same-sex dating….that it will help you define who you really are. Think of the confusion that will send to children. Those children who are not homosexual may feel as though that is the new “in” thing, and try it even if they don’t feel comfortable with it. They may do it just to be accepted, later on to feel confused or lost. So, this proposition will have more social/emotional impact on all of our children in the future than a handful of couples who wish to marry. I am voting yes, for my kids. It is my job to protect the
If I lived there I would do everything I could to support Gay marriage. I don’t even live in the states. That is a total outrage. I thought California was supposed to be a gay friendly state. Schwarzenegger seems to be wimping out on that. He must be against gay marriage. He is a total right winger, if I have it correctly in my head. I really hope it fails to pass. It’s about time that same sex marriage was protected everywhere. If two people love each other they should have the same rights as anyone else.
I’m a Christian, but I don’t support the propoaition 8 simply because everyone has the right to love and be with whoever they choose to be. No one should have the right to decide if two people can get married or not.Only they can. Marriage, in my eyes is a lifetime decision and if two people decide they love and trust each other and are able to spend their lives together they shouldn’t be deprived of the right to get married. There’s thousands of gay couples who’ve been together for years, who have homes and other properties which could be lost if one of them died.Marriage would ensure them that none of it would be lost. America has always been proud of giving freedom to everybody,regardless of sex,skin color or religion. If the proposition 8 passes it will damage our country’s well known reputation of “the home of the free and the land of the brave”. If you can’t marry the one you love, what kind of freedom does it mean we have?
