"You can't put a civil rights issue on the ballot and let the people decide. You have to have elected officials who have courage to make the right decision. If you left it up to the people, we'd have slavery, depending on how you worded it."
- Former Minnesota governor and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura, responding to yesterday's vote in Maine on CNN last night.
Today, as we face more brutal injustice we realize that the greatest blow was not another lost vote on marriage equality. Fantastic efforts and organizing happened for both Maine, Washington, and Kalamazoo, MI, but our bitter loss in Maine
reminds us that win or lose, the fact that it is possible for anyone to vote to take away our civil rights is unjust and a crime against the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
It's time to demand true justice. No one should be able to vote to withhold freedom.
Organizers across America are taking action right now. We are rising up not only for our brothers and sisters in Maine, but because as equal people we demand the right to live and love equally. How many times will we allow our basic human rights to be trampled? Our government is founded to protect our freedoms, and the misuse of
the democratic process to sanction blatant discrimination is an insult to all who believe in a free and just society."
"People have been trying to pass off inequality as local democracy for a long time, and unequal treatment under the law in the guise of democratic justice is truly the worst form of inequality.
Today, as we face more brutal injustice we realize that the greatest blow was not another lost vote on marriage equality. Fantastic efforts and organizing happened for both Maine, Washington, and Kalamazoo, MI, but our bitter loss in Maine
reminds us that win or lose, the fact that it is possible for anyone to vote to take away our civil rights is unjust and a crime against the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
It's time to demand true justice. No one should be able to vote to withhold freedom.
Organizers across America are taking action right now. We are rising up not only for our brothers and sisters in Maine, but because as equal people we demand the right to live and love equally. How many times will we allow our basic human rights to be trampled? Our government is founded to protect our freedoms, and the misuse of
the democratic process to sanction blatant discrimination is an insult to all who believe in a free and just society."
- Equality Across America e-mail
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