NO on Prop 8
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It's not just a matter of the will of the california voters, it was a misleading and dishonest campaign to pass prop 8. Since the vote was so close, I dare say that the margin with which the prop passed could have very easily gone the other way had the mormon church kept their millions of dollars out of the campaign and if the initiative were written more clearly and without the deliberate ambiguity.
However, even if a clear majority vote to remove rights from a minority, it doesnt make it right. Our entire constitutional foundation is based on this idea of protecting the minority from the will of the majority. Making laws to take rights away from people is just plain and simple unconstitutional. The 14th amendment to the bill of rights clearly states that everyone has equal protections under the law. Meaning, if a state sanctioned marriage is ok for some, then it must by definition be ok for all.
I am all for redefining the word marriage. I believe marriage to be a primarily religious institution and civil unions to be a governmental one. So then, since I'm not a religious person, I would be happy with being civilly married or unioned.