Keith Olbermann speaks out against CA's Prop 8 passage

by: connecticutyankee

Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 23:48:16 PM EST

We've heard of several thousands of people marching and protesting against Prop 8 in several CA cities, since its passage. Where the hell were they before Nov 4, 2008?

Now, there are even legal challenges from the ACLU, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights being brought to CA courts to the validity of Prop 8 as an amendment (which only requires majority vote in CA for passage). Their challenge claims that Prop 8 is in fact a revision of CA state constitution since the right of gay marriage has already been given by the CA Supreme Court. If the courts side with their challenge that Prop 8 is infact a revision--and not a simple amendment (which usually expand rights instead of removing them), then Prop 8 can only be passed through a constitutional convention which would require at least two-thirds vote.

Obviously, the gay marriage fight is not over. Even if the ACLU, Lambda Legal and NCLR fail in the CA courts, there is always 2010 for another proposition to rescind Prop 8. Like the great Martin Luther King, Jr. once said:

The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice.

h/t to BruinKid of dKos, and HoffmaniaDotCom of youtube.

Some of what is left of GOP leadership (Rep. Mike Pence of IN) want to continuing using this issue to rally what is left of their base. Stay tuned.