Aspirant ([info]aspirant) wrote,
@ 2008-11-11 04:48:00
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This is how I have alawys felt on this subject.

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[info]ralph_the_gnome
2008-11-13 02:26 pm UTC (link)
Like I said, not a California voter so there are many things you have said here that I was not aware of and have helped me see your point of view. I have never seen these commercials you mentioned so it is impossible for me to comment on them. I was also unaware of the civil union provided for in California.

I suppose I was unclear in my previous message. How can I compare the two? In both cases there was a democratic majority that was voting to maintain a certain legal status quo that had been in effect for generations and then a high court based on the constitution struck down this law saying it was unjust and not protected by the constitution. In one case it was the southerns states, about race, the court was the Supreme Court and the Constitution was federal. In the other the state was California, about orientation, the court was the California Supreme court and the constitution was state. These are the parallels and the differences I see.

As far as it being just about a word, I respectfully disagree. While in the case of rights guaranteed under state law I am sure that the civil union provides the same rights and privileges. Federal law is another matter. There are over two hundred rights, small and large, that are guaranteed to those "married" not unionized but married. While local California officials may grant those rights there is no guarantee that if you leave the state that a place, such as my home state of Georgia, will recognize your rights on any level.

In light of the existing California law I can see why you voted the way you did. In your position I would have voted differently and I hope you can see now how I saw parallels between the judicial rulings in both cases.

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