tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post351249860897282778..comments2023-06-17T07:11:29.847-07:00Comments on Pearls of Truth: Lobbying in Sacramento – HR 5 PassesPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696307318838041605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-77263496951550700922009-02-19T10:09:00.000-08:002009-02-19T10:09:00.000-08:00Well, they skunked us this time didn't they? ...Well, they skunked us this time didn't they? I'm glad I went though.beetlebabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587351134369209698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-54940906424845657472009-02-19T11:45:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:45:00.000-08:00I'm glad you all could make it to the Assembly...I'm glad you all could make it to the Assembly. I don't know if the lack of respect came as a surprise to you. It certainly doesn't surprise me. The gay community has completely tipped the scale of respect - demanding it from everyone else, but rejecting it in their views of everyone else. They've become an entire class of Al Sharptons.Euripideshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405637531928318155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-65963592414959529842009-02-19T14:21:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:21:00.000-08:00I'm amazed that neither Beetle nor Pearl was s...I'm amazed that neither Beetle nor Pearl was surprised to find that the other was a 45 year old balding fat guy. I thought everyone but me was.<br> On a more serious note, I think organized rides would go a long way toward better participation and better collaboration. Beetle mentioned having a "gorilla's handbook" to look at the pros and cons of different arguments. I think that would be good as well. Really the flaw in the argument of being overwritten by the tyrannical majority is that folks in the minority CHOOSE to be in the minority. If homosexuals couldn't choose how to live their life (like black people can't choose the color of their skin), it might be convincing but choosing to be in a minority and then complaining about the consequences of being in that minority (which have always been the same as far as I can tell) is not very convincing to me.Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13579153026566238581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-35873721822759132552009-02-19T23:29:00.000-08:002009-02-19T23:29:00.000-08:00Thanks for the write up Pearl, I wish I could have...Thanks for the write up Pearl, I wish I could have been there. I hope your government does not reject the vote of the people. It would be a real insult to the concept that the government is there to serve the people.<br><br>If yes on Proposition 8 is overturned perhaps Obama's election victory can also be overturned.Secular Heretichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155376835327439598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-60482225233116313642009-02-20T14:40:00.000-08:002009-02-20T14:40:00.000-08:00Your experience reminds me of the times I have att...Your experience reminds me of the times I have attended school board and city council meetings. Law requires that the public be allowed to attend and comment, but it was painfully obvious that our elected officials had already made up their minds and were not listening to a word that was said. I dont' know that the solution is, but I also DO know that we can't give up!LHohyeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048392821766810550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-85541867878017377672009-02-22T19:45:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:45:00.000-08:00Democracy is about the majority rules. If my civi...Democracy is about the majority rules. If my civics lessons serve me a Republic is about rights- we live in a republic. The GS alliance has taken the argument to an arena that must be addressed in terms of inalienable rights. I have seen bits and pieces of comments that address this angle- lawyer speak is probably needed here.Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12102712948231024802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184697241477446529.post-37586781584058379312009-03-02T17:32:00.000-08:002009-03-02T17:32:00.000-08:00Democracy is about the majority rules.The Californ...<i>Democracy is about the majority rules.</i><br>The California constitution does place restraints on majority power. Courts can rule on whether or not a statute passed by a majority of legislators or a majority of voters violates the state constitution.<br><br>Of course, the majority can <i> amend </i> the constitution. The judiciary is independent of the executive and legislative branches; they are not independent of the constitution.Michael Ejercitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10707862691472293497noreply@blogger.com