The time for saying "please" is over.

[kpete]

Some people have said, "Well, you can always put your right to equality back on the ballot in 2010." Excuse me? Since when was it OK for people to vote on a group's rights to basic equality and civil rights? Equality isn't a popularity contest. It's the right of all California citizens.

Nobody's rights should ever be put to a popular vote. That's why we have a court system. And that's why Diane and I are confident the court will show the courage it did when it not only ruled for marriage equality for same-sex couples but also declared that lesbians and gays were a suspect class, a legitimate minority entitled to all rights.

If the court does rule for us, tens of thousands of us will be on the streets that night celebrating a great victory, not just for us but for everyone.

But if we lose and Prop. 8 stands, even if the court rules to uphold existing same-sex marriages, hundreds of thousands of us will be on the streets, angrier than we have ever been.

The time for saying "please" is over.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/01/EDP016629O.DTL
http://www.americablog.com/2009/03/time-for-saying-please-is-over.html

[anonymous171]

1. Don't sit down and never shut-up.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[shaniqua6392]

3. K & R

[Ioo]

4. Americabog is still open? I jumped the shark a year + ago.

[midnight]

5. Clap, clap, clap. I have just now given you a standing ovation.

Your message is as clear a message as was ever articulated.... "Equality isn't a popularity contest."

[frebrd]

6. K&R!

[foxfeet]

7. K&R

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