Weekly Political Roundup: Halloween Edition
I suppose it’s appropriate that on All Hallow’s Eve the news seems scarier than usual. I’m going to focus on the U.S. election this week because that’s what I’m focused on, other than wondering how to get my son down from his sugar high tonight.
Here are some selected articles about the anti-equality Props:
- The LA Times reports on what would happen to currently married same-sex couples if Prop 8 passes. Short answer: legal chaos. They remind us that California’s attorney general has opined, “Proposition 8 would not be retroactive and that existing marriages would stand. But his view is likely to be challenged.” Even if existing same-sex married couples are allowed to remain married, think about what this would mean to the LGBT community, split into two parts with different rights. Read the rest of this post »
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