No Compassion in California

California banned Gay Marriage?....sounds to me like the compassionate side of Californians got lost on election day.....
One of the most compassionate things voters could have done was grant Gay Couples the ability to devote their lives to each other in front of their God. I disagree with most people about the rules of Marriage as it pertains to Public Life. While it is true that Marriage is a Religious Institution, it has become a Secular Institution over the years and laws that govern Secular Institutions should take over. Gays being allowed to marry will also NOT desecrate the Institution of Marriage, like most Christians like to say. 55% of all Marriages currently end in divorce anyway, so 55% of Heterosexual people are desecrating the Institution already. Christians have always been good at scaring people into accepting things, especially when talking about Gays. The fact is, under the US Constitution, Gays should be allowed to marry. Marriage is allowed by THE STATE, so should the Constitution rule instead of the Bible? Hello Seperation of Church and State! The most used argument from the Christians is that "Marriage is between a Man and a Woman". However, the argument falls flat once Marriage became a Secular Institution as well. Also, the argument that it will defame Marriage as we know it is totally false. Where were the traditionalists when The Bachelor started? Is not going on TV to find Marriage against the tenets of Traditional Marriage? Why was there not some HUGE outcry from the Christians about it? In fact, some Christian groups have said they accept The Bachelor and other shows like it on TV.

The US Constitution guarantees Rights to ALL. If specific Religions want to exclude Gays from their Marriage, then fine. However, this should NOT have anything to do with a Secular Marriage, guaranteed under our Constitution.

Californians showed their ability to vote on FEAR-based propaganda. If you're against Gay Marriage, DON'T MARRY A GAY PERSON!

Compassion for the Voter

I am usually a laid back person, but this election is getting on my nerves. I am TIRED of all the phone calls and people coming by to ask us 'are you leaning for obama?'. I have talked with numerous people and am more frustrated with them every single time. I have even begun to hide from them so I do not have to talk with them. The phone calls are even worse; every day we get home from work and there are at least 2 missed calls from political telemarketers. Is it impossible for these groups to SHARE information? I do not like having to tell 15 different people that 'I have already voted and NO I won't tell you which way I voted!'. Compassion disallows me from saying what I REALLY want to say, but I also feel that the pollsters should have some Compassion for us as the voting public. I know I live in a 'Battleground State', but come on already! Stop bad mouthing each other! We want to know how you will FIX it, not how the other guy WON'T! We want to hear your ideas, not what you think your donors want to hear. Speak to the 54% of people that do not vote and tell them why they should! Too often our politicians forget that MOST people in this country simply want to believe their leaders are competent, intelligent, and most of all, doing what is best for the Country. Negative campaigning will NEVER be what is best for the Country; calling Barack a terrorist is not what is best for the Country (even if you are not going to vote for him); making light of Sarah Palin's obvous lack of experience is not what is best for the Country (even if you feel she is a terrible fit). Tell us what, SPECIFICALLY, you will do to bring us out of the messes we are in. Tell us what you'll do about Energy Policy, Iraq, China, Afghanistan, Health Care, and the current Housing Crisis. Do NOT tell us about Barack's supposed link to Bill Ayers (a CRAZY idea, but sadly, a lot of people believe that; I want to go on the record to deny that claim vociferously). Do NOT tell us about John McCain's links to the old Savings and Loan crises of the 80's. Pollsters, Pundits, and Newspeople: STOP scaring people and let's have Compassion for our voters; let's highlight the positives and throw away the old-style of negative campaigning!!!!!!