Larry King/CNN quick vote...Is gay marriage a civil rights issue?

[me b zola]

Is gay marriage a civil rights issue?

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/index.html

[HopeFor2006]

1. Done

Is gay marriage a civil rights issue?
Yes 60% 4388
No 40% 2924
Total Votes: 7312

[kevinbgoode]

2. done and kicked!

And gosh. . .since marriage is a CIVIL institution, why would anyone think it wasn't a CIVIL RIGHTS issue?

That's right - this must be why we have all of the religious tyrants screaming about controlling the civil contracts of other Americans.

[HopeFor2006]

3. Kick again

:kick:

[Human_Flavored_Tofu]

4. well I wish the larry king audience lived in cali

Is gay marriage a civil rights issue?
Yes 60% 4574
No 40% 2997
Total Votes: 7571

[AntiFascist]

5. gee, it would nice if the media talked about why this is suddenly a civil rights issue...

It's because, with the California gay marriage ruling, this is the first time gays and lesbians are considered a suspect class (worthy of minority protection on par with racial minorities and women - and groups such as the NAACP agree with this) and also marriage is now considered a Fundamental Right in California. California has its own equal protection clause and requires, in the case of sexual discrimination, more strict protections than the Federal counterpart. The whole point of these protections is to give the judicial branch power to defend the minority against the majority, or against unfair legislation.

The NAACP and other groups have filed a law suit against Prop 8 arguing: "Petitioners do not come before this Court concerned only for those people of color who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, inportant as they are. We come to the bar of the Court concerned about our entire communities, all of whom would be imperiled by a rule that permits the rights of the minority to be selectively revised at any time by the caprice of the majority."

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/highprofile/documents/s168281-petition-mandate.pdf

More CNN viewers would probably agree that this is a civil rights issue if they were aware of these facts.

[leftstreet]

6. Yes 61% No 39 %

Yes 61% 4964
No 39% 3154
Total Votes: 8118

[Omaha Steve]

7. Voted yes & an R

Current numbers

Yes 61% 4968

No 39% 3159

Total Votes: 8127

[Human_Flavored_Tofu]

8. Great to vote on this issue - MUCH BETTER to show up tomorrow and protest. Where you ask?

click on your state. Participate. That will help much more than a larry king vote. Please consider it

http://www.jointheimpact.wetpaint.com

[me b zola]

10. Great link, TY

:thumbsup:

[FreeState]

9. Sad this is even a question - done n/t