From Ricochet

Here's what somebody smarter than me has to say about the ruling on Prop 8.

Prop 8

In a way more disturbing ruling than the 1070 one I just posted about, a judge just ruled to overturn Prop 8 in California. He's using the 14th Amendment as his reasoning - the due process and equal protection clause - which has been used to justify a ton of court rulings; I even have a whole book about it. It seems to me like Prop 8 did go through due process. It was a measure that was presented to the people of California, and it was voted on by the people of California. Just as I said in the last post - minority ruling the majority.

More on 1070

So, you probably know that the judge blocked parts of SB1070 - last week, I think. Now we have to wait until November for the case to go to the 9th U.C. Circuit of Appeals. I was disappointed to hear about the parts of the bill that were blocked, which makes me even more annoyed that people are still so upset about the law. My dad and I were talking about things yesterday, and he believes that the majority of people are in favor of this law. In fact, I think I agree with him that the majority of people in the nation support what we should support and oppose what we should oppose, yet the people making the decisions that affect everyone are disregarding what the majority wants. I remember growing up hearing a lot about our country being a democracy: that's not really correct because the country has been set up as a democratic republic. Although we don't just all vote on every decision made in the country (and for good reason), we do vote for people to represent us, and it's so upsetting to me to feel like I am not being represented. Since when did the majority lose its voice?