Proposition 8: "Valid" Marriages And Fear

If Proposition 8 ("Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California") passes you can bet that there will be legal challenges to the legally performed same-sex marriages being currently performed in California. I'd wager that those challenges would take on the tone of:

"Well, it's in the constitution that your marriage isn't valid. So, the state should deny your benefits and privileges. I don't care if your marriage was performed in August 2008; the constitution says it isn't valid, so bugger off."

Though, I doubt they'd use the word "bugger".

Do you really want to have children dragged through the courts being told that the two people they call parents no longer have a valid marriage? Do you want children to have to be told in school that, yes, some same-sex marriages are legal but some aren't? Do you want to have to explain to your children the horrors of why same-sex marriage is illegal? Please. Think of the children.

Yes, I'm using a "fear" tactic to oppose Proposition 8; the same type of fear tactic that supporters use. I'm doing it to make a point. The "Yes on 8" seems to be solely based on fear; fear of what will happen to the children. However, they ignorantly don't realize that none of the fears they keep saying will happen are happening.

See, Gay Marriage is ALREADY LEGAL in California. And not ONE of the supposed "fears" the supporters bring up is happening.

Please, vote no on Proposition 8. It's for the children of this litigious society.

I welcome your comments.