tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832002089663522867.post828473229277219170..comments2010-10-20T23:49:45.698-07:00Comments on Humanities: What Just Happened?Mr. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04434054209421133776noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832002089663522867.post-9747427136821680672010-10-20T21:56:21.652-07:002010-10-20T21:56:21.652-07:00Candace, I respect your opinion, whatever it may b...Candace, I respect your opinion, whatever it may be, about Proposition 8 and same-sex marriage. You say that the "real problem" (I'll disregard the implication that homosexuals being denied the right to marry is not a real problem) is that a judge can overturn a law passed by hundreds of thousands of voters, and therefore "destroy our democratic process." Well, I would like to point out something to you that may help clarify things a bit. The United States of America is *not* a democracy. It is a *constitutional* republic. That means that we elect representatives to, well, represent us, but we also have a constitution. This constitution protects all American citizens by recognizing certain rights. No matter how large the majority, no initiative can constitutionally take away those rights from any other American citizen. The judge overturned Proposition 8 because it was declared unconstitutional. So, while the democratic process is not intact, because it never existed, the constitutional democracy, in a way, is preserved. So, feel like voting Libertarian? :)Brock Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050525994947211223noreply@blogger.com