Prop Eight

Yesterday California's Proposition Eight was ruled unconstitutional by Judge Vaughn Walker.

As a conservative/libertarian hybrid I applaud this. Simply put gay rights are a state issue. It was done in a legitimate way, through the system instead of having it imposed on the populace as it has been in a couple of other states.

It was voted on, sued, and the majority of voters were overruled on their decision at the ballot box. It will be appealed (whomever lost stated it would be appealed regardless) all the way up to the Supreme Court. Likely two to three years from now it will be heard by the Supremes.

The federal government should have no say so on how a state votes on it's own laws. I oppose any federal effort to either ban or allow gay marriage. If California wants gay marriage, that's perfectly ok provided it is legally done. Likewise if Arizona wants to pass a mirror law to the federal law and enforce immigration itself (as the feds refuse to do) it should be free to do so without a federal lawsuit from the Obama regime.

The regime isn't prosecuting sanctuary cities, which also violates federal law, but it is prosecuting a state which legally passed a mirror law to the federal law? If someone is stopped for a reason they have to produce ID and citizenship papers? Big deal I had to produce my own birth certificate at work to get clearance to get a CAC card. Barack forbid that an illegal alien is kept from being deported because all they have is a forged birth certificate and stolen social security number.

Ultimately time and the courts will decide the fate of Prop 8, the ultimate side on the short end of the stick will either pass another law for the populace to vote on and likely the same will result in lawsuits.

Either way I don't care provided it is done in a legitimate fashion. Currently five states allow gay marriage while forty two define marriage as between one man and one woman. Again that's fine, the people who live in those states have a right to govern themselves as they see fit. Those in the five states, three of them I believe (could be wrong) voted to ban it overwhelmingly and it was overturned by the court while I think two voted to allow it. Again I could be wrong but that is my memory at my age.

Those opposed to gay marriage you are also free to move to a state that prohibits it while those for gay marriage are likewise free to move to a state that allows it. We (for the time being) are still (somewhat) a free country despite Obama's best efforts. That's the brilliance of this country, we are free to pass our own laws to live by.

If it's a moral issue, I understand that, the same way as some people are atheists and feel they have no moral authority to guide them outside of their own conscious. I also live in a state that is deep red and where people can legally carry a concealed weapon after a few hours of training. A few states don't allow that which again is fine for them. A handful can carry openly without a permit or training! A liberal's nightmare to be sure but then again I would imagine liberals are a scarce breed in those states.

There are many issues that fall under state's rights for instance opting out of Obamacare, medical marijuana, or outright legalization for that matter (I don't do it but I don't care if you do or not, just don't bring it around me) seat belt laws, helmet laws, school vouchers, gambling, alcohol consumption laws, fast food laws, and any number of laws that effect the people of whatever region they reside in. If you want to be free from the nanny state you are free to pass or not pass any laws that ban such a place from existing.

There are fifty states to live in here, surely everyone can find the states with the laws you would like to live by. We all have that choice so no complaining!