liberty and justice for all

"We, the undersigned, share President Barack Obama's view that for too long, issues of LGBT rights have been exploited by those seeking to divide us. It's time to move beyond polarization and live up to our founding promise of equality by treating all our citizens with dignity and respect."

"Yet, on December 19, 2008, Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and seeking to nullify the marriages of 18,000 devoted same-sex couples solemnized before Prop 8 passed.

"The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on March 5, with a decision expected within 90 days.

"We, the undersigned, ask that the Court enforce the equality promised to each of us by our constitution and invalidate Prop 8. So doing will protect all loving, committed couples in California -- including the 18,000 who said "I do" last year -- and prevent the initiative process from being a tool for stripping vulnerable minorities of precious constitutional rights.

"As Americans who believe in the rule of law and fundamental civil rights, we know that Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund's shameful attempt to nullify equal protection and all these bonded unions will be condemned in the eyes of history. We know that, ultimately, love will prevail, no matter how hard they try to fight it."

So I signed the petition. (I don't know if the court will even look at such a petition; in fact, I really doubt it. But that's not really the point.) The part that put it over the top for me, aside from the fact that I truly believe that Prop 8 is bigoted, hateful and wrong, is that last sentence. Read it again: "We know that, ultimately, love will prevail, no matter how hard they try to fight it." Amen, amen.

You can sign the petition too. I hope you do.