I am writing to explain my issue regarding Proposition 8. Proposition 8 was passed and I believe it was unconstitutional. It states in the Constitution that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” I feel that passing this proposition respects the establishment of religion.
The proposition changed the way marriage was defined in the California State Constitution. Had the proposition not passed, the state Constitution would have remained as is. I honestly feel some people may have been tricked because of lack of knowledge on the proposition.
Many people I spoke to believed voting yes would allow gays to marry and continue their pursuit of happiness, little did they know that yes meant no to their rights.
Most of the views supporting the proposition are religious. Religious views do not support same-sex marriage for obvious reasons. It goes against what their religion states as morally correct or right. It will destroy the sanctity of marriage, is what some say. I think that if they were so worried about the sanctity of marriage they would try to outlaw divorce. Divorce breaks the vow of, “?til death do us part.” The religious view on this subject seems too biased and unreasonable to be a state law.
There was another worry with parents about gay marriage being taught in school. This was exaggerated into schools will be teaching students to be gay by some.
As far as I know through my research, voting no would not make schools teach students about homosexuality.
My main point on this subject is: It is discrimination, something our founders were running from when they founded this county.
Freedom from discrimination is the basic principle in which this country was founded on. Throughout the years of this country”s history, discrimination has been a constant problem and source of violence.
The sooner this country comes to getting rid of discrimination of all sorts, the better. It would certainly be a big step toward peace and happiness.
Jessica Johnson
Kelseyville
