they may be bigoted hacks and that shabby excuse for their decision is almost certainly incorrect, but the reason that it ended up in their judgement was because the case was decided on the basis of "rational review".
It's a travesty that judges are directly elected in this state. WA is a referendum-happy state -- where's the ref on that? I'll sign its petition yesterday.
The very idea that children will only flourish in an opposite-sex household is ludicrous. Seriously. Children flourish in any environment where they are loved and nurtured to their full potential. Opposite-sex, same-sex or even single parenting makes no difference. Any person with two brain cells to rub together to make a rational thought knows this.
The bigots and haters know this too. They simply do not want the majority of people to realize this, as well. But, the times and tides are a changing.
Funny thing...we learned in soc that children with same-sex parents are exactly the same as those with het-parents, except that the former have more flexible ideas about gender roles. But I guess that's not too reliable, since the info was based on a ten+ year study of thousands of children...oh wait, that makes it highly reliable.
Any lie to reinforce their bigotry. Any and every lie and liar. And then they present themselves as morally superior. Is the public really that stupid?
Seriously, get a load of this. It is a long but comprehensive report on what exactly the "protect marriage" crowd in Minnesota is really all about:
http://gods4suckers.net/archives/2010/06…
The very idea that children will only flourish in an opposite-sex household is ludicrous. Seriously. Children flourish in any environment where they are loved and nurtured to their full potential. Opposite-sex, same-sex or even single parenting makes no difference. Any person with two brain cells to rub together to make a rational thought knows this.
The bigots and haters know this too. They simply do not want the majority of people to realize this, as well. But, the times and tides are a changing.
I still have everything double crossed for the Prop 8 announcement!