Prop H8

Proposition hate.. i mean eight, passed in California by a large enough margin for people to(in theory) accept the results. But in reality, it has caused a very strong discontent in minority rights activists and progressive citizens. Although supporters of the proposition will argue that the people have voted and the majority has chosen to abolish gay marriages, what they won't tell you is what is fundamentally wrong with this proposition. Forget for a second what the proposition is actually about, and think of it in terms of a minority issue being resolved by the majority. It sounds a lot like Jim Crow laws and Hitler being appointed Germany's chancellor to me. This country is supposed to grant minority rights and protect them against the tyranny of the majority, and proposition 8 clearly fails to do that. It is letting the majority decide on a civil minority right. It would be like letting the the majority of the country decide the fate of African Americans in the 1930's. The truth is that gay marriage does not affect anyone who is not gay and planning on getting married. It is not the government's job to regulate who can marry who and who cannot marry. If someone is allowed to marry, then everyone should be allowed to do the same!