One Civil Rights, Nil Mob Justice

Yesterday i caught the decision by US District Judge Judge Vaughn Walker (a conservative appointee) striking down Proposition 8. It was decided that Prop 8 violated due process and the equal protection clause. Marriage and the ability to choose who you are going to marry is a fundamental civil right.

Whether or not you agree with a traditional definition of marriage you must agree that this ruling is a good thing for civil liberties. The majority of people voted to make an already exercised prerogative of a minority illegal. A legal right should not be left to the whim of public opinion. Score one for civil rights.

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