Pulse/Impulse

Here is a comment from Shannon Minter, from the National Center for Lesbian Rights, who is arguing against Proposition 8 in California.

He says in part:

“Proposition 8 jeopardizes not just the right of same-sex couples to marry, but the rights of all Californians to be treated as free and equal citizens of this state. Our Constitution is based on the principle that majorities must respect minority rights. But if a majority can change the Constitution to take away a fundamental right even from a group that is otherwise entitled to the highest level of constitutional protection, then it can take away fundamental rights from any group. Our government will have changed from one that respects minority rights to one in which the power of the majority is unlimited.”