Every time Senator Mccain said,"She's the most popular governor in America." I howled in pain, Sarah Palin is not the most popular governor in America,Governor Arnold is! Now if only he had ultimate cosmic power...
Prop 8 passed and I have gone through all the stages of mourning. In my angry phase,when I rocked back and forth on my heels mumbling through gritted teeth, I considered calling David to tell him we weren't to be married until everyone could be married. I had "what if moments"where I envisioned the absentee ballots coming in and Prop 8 being defeated. My biggest what if moment was when I had a vision of our Governor taking to the podium and scolding us for our hatred and pettiness. I wish the Governor would say this (cue Austrian accent): "California, I asked you, I asked you to be fair to one another, to share,cooperate and work together toward a greater good. But no. So now...now there is no marriage at all. For anyone. I banned marriage. No one is to be married ever in my state. You guys want to act like children I will treat you like children. Furthermore, all marriages are void. Even if you were married 10,15 35 years ago. Prove to me that you can behave like adults."
Then I would like to see the looks on the faces of married folk who are no longer held together by the bonds of law. No matter if those bonds were sanctioned by God or a church. To hear them say," But that isn't fair!" I'd like to see the engaged women of this state take to the streets in their gowns and tiaras, fiances in tow, crestfallen faces, now angry, at the thought of a world without marriage. A world where they are not permitted to wed the one they love.
Governor Arnold has no magic wand, none of us do. But he did tell us to not give up. Protest with the masses, let the people of America know Californians do not foster hatred and neither will we support discrimination. These are not values we grow with our oranges.
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