morning after

[jaina]

I woke up this morning, and my first thought wasn't that Obama had won. It was that Prop 8 had passed. Last night, I was so hopeful about the election; today I just feel sick.

I'm sick because 52% of Californians voted to specifically *take away* rights from their fellow citizens, rights that our state Supreme Court said we are *all* entitled to.

(I'm sick because we *can* take away rights with a simple majority vote. What the hell, California? At least Florida had to get to 60%.)

I'm sick because the Yes on 8 campaign was a disgusting, shameful pack of lies and scare tactics, and it WORKED. It worked.

I don't want to hear anything about how we're just "not ready" for it. No. Fuck that. Should we have waited until the South was "ready" for desegregation?

I know that the fight isn't over; I know there are other paths to pursue. I know that minds change slowly, and that we *will* get there someday. But today, I'm sad, sick, and disappointed.

Comments

[rhynndavrie.livejournal.com]

I was flying back last night, as soon as we landed in San Diego I heard that our new President was Barak Obama! Such elation, I've never been quite as proud of my country. Next I immediately asked about Prop 8. *crash* I should have not asked and savored the progress of our nation a bit longer before looking back at the reality of our current situation. However, we are one step further down the road and if we can finally elect a black president we will eventually realize that all people are just people, and there should never be a second class of people with different rights. So I guess celebrate the victories and hope that our judges and lawyers can make headways legally until we can take another attempt at doing the correct thing.