San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial: Vote No on Prop 8

San Diego, and especially San Diego County, is ground zero for Proposition 8. The big churches that back the amendment are there, and a disproportionate number of the money and signatures gathered to place it on the ballot came from there.

Last week, the San Diego Union-Tribune came out against Prop 8: "The right of gay and lesbian couples to wed on an equal legal basis with heterosexual couples has long stirred opposition not only among social conservatives but also among a much broader swath of society. But in the four short months since a landmark California Supreme Court ruling legalized gay marriage, a significant social shift seems to have occurred.

"In the past, this page has advocated civil unions for gay couples rather than marriage. But our thinking has changed, along with that of many other Californians. Gay and lesbian couples deserve the same dignity and respect in marriage that heterosexual couples have long enjoyed. We urge a No vote on Proposition 8."

This change in position by the editorial board of the home town newspaper has got to be a blow to the pro-amendment forces. They know that just as with voters, with editorial boards this issue goes in only one direction over time -- toward equal marriage rights. That's why they're racing to get Prop 8 passed now.

Comments

[scottowego]

I've been following this closely. I live in Upstate NY. We've recently decided to recognize same sex marriages made in other states. I view this as a step in the right direction and am immensly proud of our new governor for his actions. Hopefully, soon we too wil be marrying here. I'm just upset that there are still so many people in this country, in this new century, that actually demand that it is their right to control another groups private rights and liberties. To actually change constitutions to allow descrimination. Now I turn a nasty: They are Nazis in diquise. They should move to the middle east where women are stoned, Gays are executed, Where the roads are made of dirt, They can never progress because they are too anchored in ancient myths and untruths. They are always looking for a new "target" to attack. These fundamentalist groups (here in the U.S.A. also) are filled with hate (oh, but we love you). What a bunch of crap. They make me sick.

[NewArtz]

Recognizing an individual's right to marry whom they love is recognizing an individual's freedom to believe in love and to act upon that faith based on their shared liberty as an American. If, as the Bible of those who proposed the ban says, "God is Love", then the whole matter is protecting freedom of religion. If the proposition sought to ban Christians from marrying Christians it would not be anymore discriminatory than as it is written now. The only difference would be to whom freedom was being denied.

[Liberoservative]

Now that O is going to be the next POTUS, the true colours of many Americans are coming out.....

They are liars and hypocrites and truly UN- American .......

Not to mention their fallacy of being Christians­..... that hypocrisy makes me ROFL

[ShawnMichel]

The racists and homophobes--in other words, all those who back John McCain for president--can see that their days are numbered.

I live in SD; I'll be voting no on this Proposition, and yes for the next president, Barack Obama.