I figured that since this is the faulconer family blog I (Brian) should take the time to write the occasional comment as well. Proposition 8 is an issue very near and dear to my heart. Not only does it deal with the definition of marriage, but the entire process that warranted the creation of proposition 8 bothers me and should bother all those that recognize and uphold the tenants upon which our forefathers built our great nation.
The great author Thomas Paine wrote a stirring pamphlet (entitled “Common Sense“) that helped stir the inhabitants of the colonies into the American Revolution. Much is discussed in that pamphlet but the point I’m thinking about today comes right from the start of this great document.
”SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries BY A GOVERNMENT, which we might expect in a country WITHOUT GOVERNMENT, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.“
Why did I post this? Because we the people of California voted on against gay marriage. This country was designed to be governed by the people and free from the injustices and oppression of kings and rulers that would do as they please. But now here we are, the people’s voice shunned by judges that have no inherent right to overturn the voice of the very people they are called to serve. I do not understand how this fact is overlooked by so many. I truly feel that we are being exposed to the same miseries that we might expect in a country without government. It feels like so many are willing to turn away and ignore this fact. This is a real attack on our freedoms and it’s time for us to stand up and fight for what’s right.
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Supreme Court justices do not serve the people. They serve the constitution. It is their job to determine if laws violate the constitution. If this were not the case, we would still have segregated schools and laws banning inter-racial marriage. Of course, based on your blog, I'm guessing you would like that. Nice to know you want to strip me of my civil rights. Wish I could return the favor to you.
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