Eve of Justice

Recommendation - watch this first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csuNCukWCe8

On Thursday, there will hopefully be another unprecedented day in history. A day when the California Supreme Court votes to uphold the Constitution as I believe in it - one that protects minorities, one that does not take away fundamental freedoms, but gives them, one that gives the opportunities that some enjoy to all.

I speak of the day that the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding Proposition 8, which was passed this last election day. This country voted for change when they voted for Barack Obama, but took a giant step backward by passing this horrendous constitutional amendment. It was passed by a slight majority, but with its passing, came a great many consequences.

There is now a group of people who are maligned, who were given the opportunity to have something beautiful and have it ripped from them, who are treated by a Constitution as separate, other, different, and not of the state. It is a despicable travesty of what the Constitution stands for and what it SHOULD mean. The Constitution (herein referring to the California version) is supposed to stand for all people, it is supposed to fight for all people, and yet it fails miserably.

I am appalled that people are working against making all people equal, well, as equal as they can be as we all know this country remains mired in hatred and prejudice - but the law must stand for all peoples, it must make the first the first step to unite, to give freedom, to give hope. Instead of fighting against each other, these groups should be finding away to gain common ground. I've said it before and I will say it again: make a new plan for the state. In the eyes of the state, everybody has a civil union (i.e. all the current benefits of marriage are now awarded to civil unions) and put marriage back where it came from - in the church. It is a construction of the church and can remain there - then it is up to the pastors/priests/dude or dudette in charge whether they want to marry a couple (since churches get exempt from everything anyways...).

I digress. Go to this web site:

http://eveofjustice.com/

and learn how you can help. How you can make a difference. If anything, take the time to learn. See what the briefs have to say, open your minds and your hearts and realize that we all deserve the chance at something special. Take a moment to realize that you do not have to perpetuate hatred and prejudice, that you can make a difference by standing for the minorities, the maligned, and the hopeful.

Give this state (and country) a chance to truly "let freedom ring".