People, the Rulers Don’t Care.
By jimrob | November 10, 2008
I don’t even know what to say.
Schwarzenegger on Proposition 8: ‘We will undo that’
In a CNN interview, Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger encouraged opponents of the passed Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California, not to give up until the measure is overturned.
“It is unfortunate, obviously, but it’s not the end,” vowed the governor in yesterday’s interview, referring to Proposition 8’s passage, “because this will go back to the courts.”
He later said of the voter-approved state constitutional amendment defining marriage between one man and one woman, “We will undo that, if the court is willing to do that, and then move forward.”
The voters of California, oddly, wanted a same-sex marriage ban. They passed a ballot measure enacting it as law. The courts said no, we don’t like that. So then they approved a Consitutional Amendment, something which the government (supposedly) can’t refute. What is the chief executive’s opinion? Eh, it doesn’t matter. I’ll just have a court overturn it, again.
Defenders of traditional marriage then brought Proposition 8 as a ballot initiative to add the same words to the state’s constitution. Proposition 8 passed last week with 52.5 percent of the vote.
In the CNN interview, however, Gov. Schwarzenegger asked opponents of Proposition 8 to take a lesson in perseverance from his former body-building days. He said that in weight lifting, he would attempt to lift a weight 10 times and fail, before succeeding on the 11th try.
“I learned that you should never, ever give up. I think this is the same,” Schwarzenegger said.
Referring to opponents of Proposition 8 seeking to overturn the measure, he continued, “They should never give up. They should be on it and on it until they get it done.”
Don’t give up. Don’t stop whining. Do whatever it takes to achieve your goal. Ignore the will of the people, the constitutional system of checks and balances, and go for the tarnished gold you seek. Force your will upon everyone else. For after all, you’re a victimized minority - the most important people in American politics.
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