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View Full Version : Spill over from prop 8 on equal protection.

nicki
10-21-2008, 03:33 PM
Regardless of where we as individuals stand on Prop 8, one benefit is the concept of equal under the law is being pounded into the public.

People on the left believe in that core value of equal under the law. I believe that in the urban areas, the equality under the law issue will be very useful for us in our battles to get "equal issue" on CCW permits.

Nicki
Sam
10-21-2008, 04:21 PM
sorry, I wouldn't hold your breath. Liberals easily like to use such appealing language to advance their own issues but rarely does the same language seem to be able to apply to issues they are against. Case in point: Democrats quickly decry 1st Amendment violations (or 4th/5th Amendment violations) on the grounds that civil rights are being violated. Bring up 2nd Amendment issues and for some reason such rights protected are not civil rights that people should freely enjoy.
grywlfbg
10-21-2008, 05:04 PM
Sure, they're two-faced about it but as more and more laws and court cases end up on the books they will have no choice but to relent.
hawk1
10-21-2008, 05:09 PM
sorry, I wouldn't hold your breath. Liberals easily like to use such appealing language to advance their own issues but rarely does the same language seem to be able to apply to issues they are against. Case in point: Democrats quickly decry 1st Amendment violations (or 4th/5th Amendment violations) on the grounds that civil rights are being violated. Bring up 2nd Amendment issues and for some reason such rights protected are not civil rights that people should freely enjoy.

+1...
tygerpaw
10-21-2008, 05:12 PM
Someone stole my Yes on Prop 8 sign. I guess they didnt feel I should have the equal right to exercise my First Amendment rights. Real nice.
SgtBulldog
10-21-2008, 05:26 PM
If a majority of gun-owners can't get behind equal protection for gays, why do you think liberals would do so for us?
Mr. Ed
10-21-2008, 05:43 PM
Liberals are always promoting tolerance, yet when it comes to issues they don't like...they are often the most intolerant. This is especially true when it comes to gun rights and religious rights.
bdsmchs
10-21-2008, 06:33 PM
Someone stole my Yes on Prop 8 sign. I guess they didnt feel I should have the equal right to exercise my First Amendment rights. Real nice.

They probably just don't like bigots.
Tumerboy
10-21-2008, 07:09 PM
They probably just don't like bigots.

qft
M. Sage
10-21-2008, 07:13 PM
And yet another train wreck where there was once a topic that was useful and interesting.

Way to go, guys... way to go. :mad: