My 9 cents worth from Discworld
OK prop 8 had first a fundamental problem in the mystical world go read
http://www.amazon.com/Number-9-Cecil-Balmond/dp/3791340670/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226607344&sr=8-3
The relevance of straight 8 does not need any explanation especially
with the double entendre of proposition. ( I will not include
Proposition Politicians or PP - as that distracts )
Next time guys and gals go read Cecil and pick a good number or make
sure you get one
Growing up as I did, in what was frankly a homophobic society, it never
ceased to amaze me how many great people I met who were as we now call
it gay.
Its time our society looked at the quality of people and not their labels
Last but not least most silly laws get ignored ( In discworld they
passed a law abolishing gravity because it caused so many accidents )
Lastly lastly the way government legislation moves ( backwards like a
snail ) and we live in a high tech arena I will connect these words (
Brainy Gay Couples ) + ( Photoshop ) + ( Oracle - the database or any DB )
( : ( : pete
Peter Baston
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Russ Abbott wrote:
To return to the original question, I recall a discussion right after
the election that said (as a previous writer pointed out) that the
black community strongly supported Prop 8. The increased black vote
for Obama helped Prop 8 as well. In fact--although I don't remember
the exact statistics--the increased black vote in proportion to it's
Yes on Prop 8 was essentially the difference in the overall result.
Ironic, isn't it.
With regard to getting rid of marriage, I would support that. The
state can create civil unions, a legal status with certain rights and
responsibilities, and let churches deal with marriage however they
want to define it.
-- Russ Abbott
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Professor, Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
o Check out my blog at http://russabbott.blogspot.com/
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