Today the Federal Trial begins in San Francisco to decide if California Proposition 8 is legal. In my view it is not. Note the trail is not on YouTube because the supporters of Prop 8 don't want to be seen on TV.
This is an historic moment of all Americans. Our basic principal of freedom and justice, "equal protection under the law" is being tested in court. We know that under Islamic Law, gay marriage would not be tolerated. Further, we are told that the bible rejects homosexuality, although there are really no clear examples of this point. You would think it would be one of the ten commandments if it were a sin. You can't covert property, but no mention of homosexuality. It does make me wonder why this was omitted.
Regardless, our society is built on laws. Yes, we have a long tradition of religious belief. In the end, we made the decision to move away from church rules to a legal system that holds that all men and women are created equal. Black, white Asian, gay, divorced, single, hippies or not, we are all equal under the law. This principal forced the ban on slavery and allowed for women to vote. It is our core belief and I believe it will force the end of Proposition 8.
I'm no liberal. As a real conservative I want to see everyone treated the same. Today I read an article by Theodore Olson in NEWSWEEK. He makes the case this way: " Americans who believe in the words of the Declaration of Independence, in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, in the 14th Amendment, and in the Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and equal dignity before the law cannot sit by while this wrong continues. This is not a conservative or liberal issue; it is an American one, and it is time that we, as Americans, embraced it."
You can read this article at : http://www.newsweek.com/id/229957
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