Thursday Miscellany

Early today the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case(s) regarding Proposition 8. I wasn't able to watch - overloaded server I'm guessing - so I've been surfing around, looking to see what the pundits, etc., are saying. Here's one of my favorites, from the ACLU:

"This case is not just about marriage or gay people. If a simple majority of the voters can take this core right away from gay people, it can take any right away from any other group as well (Kenneth Starr – who argued for the supporters of Prop 8 – acknowledged this in court today). If Prop. 8 is upheld, then Californians could, for example, vote to take religious freedom away from Muslims, or free speech rights away from women, or the right to vote away from Chinese-Americans. This case is important for every Californian: it’s about whether the limits we’ve set on the power of the majority have meaning.

The California courts have a solemn responsibility to enforce the state constitution to protect the rights of all people, regardless of popular opinion. We hope the court will recognize that it is not just the rights of lesbian and gay people, but the rights of all Californians that it must protect by striking down Proposition 8."

Exactly.

My (printable) response? One word. Canada.

Since I was unable to get a connection to the video, we had a nice afternoon out. Bought seeds for the garden, essential oils for the homemade green cleaning products, had snacks at our favorite coffee shop, ran into a friend, and it was sunny. Excellent! Tomorrow we're due for more snow and rain, but today was beautiful. But, Saturday - they're calling for a high of 9/48 and sun. Woo-hoo! Hopefully, the shape of things to come.

Even with a few physical ailments of late and the continued nightmare of the house, I find that glimpses of spring are making me thing we might get through this after all...