tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post4071077854009669176..comments2024-02-21T17:03:05.861-08:00Comments on Petrelis Files: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-16309979844014955342009-07-28T16:25:19.359-07:002009-07-28T16:25:19.359-07:00"...that just takes the focus away from the f..."...that just takes the focus away from the fact we have real constitutional violations of real people."<br /><br />See, this is what bugs me about the whole wacky California process. The State constitution was amended. So there are no constitutional violations, at least at the state level. What do you do when the supposed guarantor of civil rights is routinely subject to amendment by popular vote? Kind of defeats the purpose of the document. Heaven forbid the state takes a turn towards the Nazi and 51% of the populace decides that Jews need fashionable armbands (hey, Prop 8 won in LA county, it could happen).<br /><br />Frankly, I feel like I *must* be missing something here...it can't be as wacky as it seems, can it? Is there anything that would prevent this from becoming an eternal game of ballot initiative ping pong? And if there isn't, why is the "Prepare to Delay--" er, "Prevail" crowd so convinced that the issue will stay settled if we just patiently follow their 8-point plan? It seems to me that there's something systemically screwy when civil rights are subject to repeated popular votes...IWoodhttp://www.writebastard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-24552162486980136072009-07-24T10:43:54.876-07:002009-07-24T10:43:54.876-07:00The main youtube video for the march has been view...The main youtube video for the march has been viewed over 5200 times. The march facebook page has 19,950+ fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com