So the California State Supreme Court has struck down a ban on gay-marriage in the state of California, opening the way for homosexual nuptials. I am surprisingly torn; it seems like every-time we get one of these steps forward, there is always something ready to knock us backwards. These court decisions have the habit of cropping up uncomfortably close to general elections. Just enough time for the Republicans to trout out their endless talk about activist judges overthrowing the rights of the people. And honestly, there was some precedent here; the ban had passed through a popular vote. One of the more "liberal" states couldn't even stand the thought of letting the gays get married; that doesn't say much for the rest of the country.
Carol pointed out that during the Civil Rights movement, it was most likely true that a lot of public opinion was probably against the laws that were passed to uphold equality. That is true... but at the end of the day, it still doesn't bold well for the current state of things. Will this be an election issue? OH yes. Will it be used against the Democratic Candidate? Well, yea, you betcha. Now we have to see how it plays out...
So they had an article up on yahoo today about the worst cities with road rage. Honestly, isn't that any city that I am currently passing through? I'll be the first to admit I have a little temper when I'm driving. Most people who know me are used to me ranting about some person doing something I don't like while driving. However, I keep my rants directed towards an audience, rather than taking it out on other people. It's my passive aggressive side shining through: I won't speed up and cause shit for other people, but I'll fucking bitch about it till my face turns blue. Whateves, it's prolly safer than getting up in some dude's face and then getting shot for my efforts, you know?