Human Rights, Love, and Curiosity Day!
I sit here on what for all practical purposes is a great day for gay rights, and hopefully human rights overall. The Supreme Court has struck down DOMA, and effectively let stand a California Court ruling against the constitutionality of Proposition 8. I had written about listening to the Supreme Court and their questions in March on both cases and I was right on how Proposition 8 case came down. Any one that questions either ruling should listen to the thoughtful questions from the justices as I did. Can only imagine the celebration this weekend in NYC, the parade, the Pier with Cher! and something to celebrate! It also is the same week the Supreme Court set Affirmative action back. They also for all practical purposes obliterated the Voting Rights Act. Just happens to be based on the belief that the prejudice that was challenging fair elections and enrollments in colleges in the South are mostly gone. In the middle of this discussion, in walks Paula D