Civil Rights

[asterroc]

A nice "doctored" video about civil rights. California is facing a ballot question that would make gay marriage illegal, Question 8. The Yes on 8 people put out a video w/ people talking about what's wrong w/ gay marriage, yadda yadda. And then someone took that video and replaced every mention of "same-sex" with "interracial," and "gay" with "black," even re-recording the vocal track.

I am multi-racial, and I approve.

Comments

[seekingferret.livejournal.com]

You're right. I'm sorry for my first sentence. I regretted it as soon as it came out.

Your point about Canada not being obligated to recognize American marriages by international law is exactly it. Many US states have laws requiring they recognize marriages from other states, and others that don't have legal traditions stemming from English common law that recognize other states' marriages . Other states have laws on the books forbidden them to recognize gay marriages. The situation with foreign countries is similarly murky. Marriage isn't an international institution, it's a patchwork of hyper-regionalized laws.

I mean, think about it... The captain of a ship is allowed to perform weddings that are legally binding by English common law. Have you ever paused to reflect on the absurdity of that tradition?