We advocates of same-sex marriage need to face up to a fact that we will find unpleasant: we do not yet have a sufficient popular consensus behind our policy to implement it. Yes, this is a case of America having… Continue Reading
Same-sex marriage advocates, like me, are bitter about their narrow defeat Tuesday. But there are good and bad ways to respond to the passage of Proposition 8. This is the first of several posts I will make about what I… Continue Reading
I wrote a while back that I thought there was a realistic chance that Barack Obama could throw the Prop. 8 election over to the “yes” side. That post, by the way, has become the most popular post I’ve ever… Continue Reading
Andrew Sullivan reports a very recent poll showing 50.0% of Californias to vote “no” on Prop. 8 and 45.4% to vote “yes.” This will be too close to call tonight, I’m sure of it.
A few days ago, I wrote in summary of a discussion I had with a friend, who is also a lawyer, concerning Proposition 8. We’ve exchanged a few more thoughts since then. I’ve written extensively about Proposition 8 and same-sex… Continue Reading
Invoking Ronald Reagan: Reagan would have voted “no.” He didn’t have anything against gay people, and neither should any other freedom-loving conservative.
We can’t expect any more polling numbers on Prop. 8 until the only poll that really counts — the election – takes place on Tuesday. So here you go. Today’s Field Poll is showing Prop. 8 trailing by a margin… Continue Reading
Last night I went to meet up with a friend at the Barnes & Noble after work. Along the way, I drove past the busiest intersection in the area — the one where all the big-box stores are, the one… Continue Reading
My pledge to move on to issues other than Prop. 8 hasn’t lasted very long, I’m afraid. An old friend, a lawyer, wrote me today after reading the blog. He indicated, quite convincingly, that he agreed with me that same-sex… Continue Reading
I’ve written a lot about Proposition 8 recently, and I intend to let the subject rest after this post for a few days at least– or until something happens that pisses me off again. But there is one thing I… Continue Reading