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June 18, 2008
Wedding Invite
The first same-sex marriage licenses were issued throughout California this week.
In Butte County, Michelle and Cappi Lucas of Chico were the first couple to receive their marriage license.
In the midst of the same-sex marriage hoopla, one of our region's Assembly representatives stood his ground:
"On Monday, three lawmakers and a small group of other same-sex-marriage opponents gathered outside the Capitol to criticize the Supreme Court decision. They urged voters to approve the ballot measure. "This is an opportunity to take back a little bit of dignity ... for kids, for all of us in California," Republican Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa said. "It really disturbs me that the will of the people was overridden by four members of the Supreme Court."
Now LaMalfa knows how many Democrats felt when the U.S. Supreme Court intervened in Bush v. Gore in 2000 when the will of the people was overruled by a small Court majority.
In order to bring back some dignity for LaMalfa and the kids he speaks for, I recommend that all same-sex couples who receive marriage licenses in our region send a wedding invitation to:
Assemblymember Doug LaMalfa
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 4164 P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0002
Today's Scrabble word is wirra, used to express sorrow.
Posted by dan_nt at June 18, 2008 11:40 PM
Comments
LaMalfa shows the same contempt that nearly all Republicans have of the Constitution in this single sentence:
It really disturbs me that the will of the people was overridden by four members of the Supreme Court.
This is an excerpt from a must-read column by Glenn Greenwald:
Central to our system of government is the premise that there are laws which even the largest majorities are prohibited from enacting because such laws violate the constitutional rights of minorities.
As Greenwald says, attacks similar to LaMalfa's show a "profound ignorance about how our system of government works."
Posted by: Chuckles at June 19, 2008 08:02 AM