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Bleh...I still think it's a stupid law anyways. You're denying someone rights because of their sexuality...which is no more blatent than racism. But I know some city in NM is holding same sex marriages now.
This could become a trend or something...eventually maybe homosexuals will finally get fair treatment.
Now, if a couple was married in a state where same sex marraiges are legal, does California have to uphold their privelages of said marraige? I'm not sure if their law only prohibits couples from being married there, or declares that same sex marraiges won't be recognized at all.
NO ON 22!
So....how has arnold been doing as governor? How about those fiscal issues? What has he done to get things back to a balanced budget and get rid of the deficit.
What else has he done besides this to be a 'bad' governor?
As I last checked, California is STILL in a deficit. Deficits of over 1 billion don't go away that easily...and until he does something other than making stupid comments, I'll commend him. And as I last check, many of the hundreds of thousands of California residents who lost their jobs still haven't gotten their jobs back.Quote:
Originally posted by edczxcvbnm
So....how has arnold been doing as governor? How about those fiscal issues? What has he done to get things back to a balanced budget and get rid of the deficit.
What else has he done besides this to be a 'bad' governor?
The only thing he has done is "After school activities", and even that's in limbo right now because the state is STILL in a deficit. So why not tell me what he actually has done well besides talking the talk?
how long has he been in office?
Dude, I don't think it takes a month or two to turn around a state out of deficit. He still have several years to go before he loses the next election.
The hell if I know. Thats why I asked. I don't live in california so I have zero clue. I live in Illinois and I like my governor. Go Rod B.
As much as that deficit isn't going away any time soon and other things like jobs have no come back yet...I wouldn't hold that against him yet. He has only been in office...4 or 5 months? Give him so more time before you can really say if he has done something about the deficit or the other way around.
What I'm saying is that if anybody is against rights of any individual, he shouldn't(or she) be able to hold office. Suppose he actually does do a decent job in California, but deny the rights of a marriage(which has much more than just a title) to same sex couples...is that really fair? You might as well put a racist in office instead, because discrimination is uniform no matter who it is against.
But of course he;s only been in California a couple months...but he was clearly not the most qualified person to take office.
He's not denying anything. He's just enforcing the law, as ridiculous as they are, that's what he's doing.
Unrest over the issue? It could happen.
On the other hand, the man he's tabbing to try and stem this issue is reluctant to take those orders. The State Attorney General, Bill Lockyer (who's been touted as a future governor candidate himself), got a fax Friday from Schwarzenegger quoted as follows:
"I hereby direct you to take immediate steps to obtain a definitive judicial resolution of this controversy." The message also said that San Francisco's actions to wed gay couples "present an imminent risk to civil order."
Quite frankly, he can't boss Lockyer around like that. He agrees with Arnold that the act is illegal by state law, but the manner in which the governor is going about solving it can't be done.
The city, by the way, has filed a lawsuit against the state challenging the laws on the books as unconstitutional. At any rate, though, you can expect this issue to get to the Supreme Court sooner or later.
And just think, I have to live here. *sigh*
obviously, a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage is the only sensible answer.
At the very least, Arnold has provided the vehicle to get millions of people thinking about California. Now I don't concern myself with a whole lot of details on American politics but from the outside, Arnols seemed like the best option. Also saying Arnold is not qualified, he is an actor, he has spend years perfecting how to lie, he should do exceptionally well. I also say coodos to Arnie. He is definately living the "American Dream" and he seems honest in his attempt to give something back. Only time will tell but I hope he does very well.
I just get the impression that he's standing by his party. Republicans have always been against this sort of thing. If he supported those kind of marriages, he probably wouldn't be in the Republican party, would he? Honestly though, he couldn't be any worse than the last governor. At least we aren't tripling the vehicle registration anymore. And as long as I am not paying more money to the government, I have no complaints.Quote:
Originally posted by Dingo_Jellybean
What I'm saying is that if anybody is against rights of any individual, he shouldn't(or she) be able to hold office. Suppose he actually does do a decent job in California, but deny the rights of a marriage(which has much more than just a title) to same sex couples...is that really fair? You might as well put a racist in office instead, because discrimination is uniform no matter who it is against.
But of course he;s only been in California a couple months...but he was clearly not the most qualified person to take office.
THANK YOU JEFF.Quote:
Originally posted by Agent Proto
He's not denying anything. He's just enforcing the law
My god, you people will NEVER let this issue rest. .___.
Actually, if you look at the dates before Shadow's post, it was almost 2 weeks between posts. Maybe it's you who won't let it go.Quote:
Originally posted by Tokkiquil
THANK YOU JEFF.
My god, you people will NEVER let this issue rest. .___.