Hoping for a good outcome...

[fajrdrako]

It seems to me bizarre that the U.S. courts are once again examining the gay marriage question and the Defense of Marriage Act.

It seems bizarre that a nation built on equality for all should make laws denying equality to gays.

Something wrong with the logic.

Comments

[mmegaera]

Oh, dear. You're laboring under the delusion that we USians are a logical people, aren't you? That foundation you speak of included slavery and women basically being chattel, remember. We've come a long way since then, but still.

We here in Washington state had to put gay marriage, which should be a basic civil right and not subject to popular opinion, to a vote this year after the bigots got enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot challenging the law passed in the legislature earlier in the year. Fortunately, the bigots didn't have enough votes for a majority to overturn it [eg].

But we've got a long, long, long way to go to complete equality, believe me.

[fajrdrako]

In so many ways Americans seem progressive and intelligent, and then we see such egregious lapses - it's hard to believe these people are all in the same country. But then, there are other nations with similar polarities in religion or politics or outlook - it's hardly rare. It's just that... I wish people would live up to their better natures, and not succumb to bigotry and selfishness.

It isn't that Canada is perfect by any means, and our current government is a downward slide. Part of my fear is that, where the US goes, Canada so often follows. And we've come a long way.

Yeah, hoping for the best.

[baronjanus]

No one's asking us to vote on het marriage, do they.

[fajrdrako]

No one's asking us to vote on het marriage, do they.

Nope. I shake my head sadly. Why don't they ask us? We could tell them how to make it a better world.

Sigh.