Today's Mighty Oak

Wherein I talk about voting on civil rights



Written: 2/6/2012

You don’t vote on civil rights. Ā One of the purposes of government is to make sure that minorities are treated fairly and properly, and not held hostage by the whims of the majority.

You don’t vote on civil rights. Ā Thinking so isĀ asinineĀ and moronic.

You don’t vote on civil rights.

New Jersey, which is posed to pass marriage equality through its legislature is faced with Gov. Chris Christie. Ā He has promised to veto the bill, because he wants the people to vote on it. He’s been called out on thisĀ idioticĀ statement by lots of people, including the NAACP and the ACLU. Ā Let’s take a look at a map to remind us of why we should not be voting on civil rights:

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On the other side of the country, check it out as State Senator Murray argues this point against a Republican colleague. Ā And while we’re on the topic, how would you like it if we filed aĀ referendumĀ to vote on your marriage? Ā The Stranger is trying (tongue in cheek, I believe) to get the state to vote on the marriage of anti-gay Attorney General McKenna.

All my best,

The King of Spades

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