So the going logic in the USA lately is to ignore The Peoples' decisions, through State referendums, on Gay marriage. Instead, we would let the State courts decide what is right & wrong for society. However, Ireland voted for gay marriage in a national referendum, and everyone is cheering. So, when The People, through a referendum, vote for the side we agree with, we should accept it? If The People had voted against gay marriage, should it have been appealed to their courts? looks like hypocrisy to me.
I like the idea of a nationwide referendum on issues like this. I'm not sure what the voter turnout would be like in the U.S., since many Americans seem to take voting for granted here in the states.
If people are cheering, I understand that to be cheering the result, not necessarily the method by which it was achieved. I remain opposed to the idea of voting on people's rights.
Hypocrisy and politics go together like sex and peanut butter. My view on the matter since marriage is not addressed in the constitution it should be left to the states. 24 of the 36 states last I counted which SSM is legal in were court ordered. Some overturned referendums, other courts overturned state legislatures. Personally I have no problem with SSM and believe government should stay out of marriage period. Whomever loves whomever and wants to get married should be the only criteria. We are a highly mobile society, so if SSM marriage is illegal or not authorized in my state, go to one where it is and get married.
No referendums in America. The majority does not have the right to take away the civil liberties of a minority.
