Yes On Prop 8

This weekend I had the opportunity to go volunteer at a call center for "yes on prop 8". It was a fantastic experience. Families are so important and I feel that it is important to define marriage only as between a man and a woman. Otherwise, it I feel it loses its sanctity. It becomes a simple agreement between two adults and does not seem to have as much worth. I have nothing against people who have feelings for people of the same sex, in fact I have some friends that feel this way. When I vote yes I won't be taking any rights away from them, because they are already getting all of the same rights as any other couple. I am simply declaring what I believe the definition of marriage is. I really liked this summary of it all...

• The Issue
  California voters passed Proposition 22 in 2000 by more than 61%, saying that a marriage in California is between a man and a woman. Earlier this year, four activist judges based in San Francisco wrongly overturned the people's vote, legalizing same-sex marriage.
• The Consequences
  The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage did not just overturn the will of California voters; it also redefined marriage for the rest of society, without ever asking the people themselves to accept this decision. This decision has far-reaching consequences. For example, because public schools are already required to teach the role of marriage in society as part of the curriculum, schools will now be required to teach students that gay marriage is the same as traditional marriage, starting with kindergarteners. By saying that a marriage is between “any two persons” rather than between a man and a woman, the Court decision has opened the door to any kind of “marriage.” This undermines the value of marriage altogether at a time when we should be restoring marriage, not undermining it.
• The Solution
  Vote YES on Proposition 8 to overturn the outrageous Supreme Court decision and restore the definition of marriage that was approved by over 61% of voters. Proposition 8 is NOT an attack on gay couples and does not take away the rights that same-sex couples already have under California’s domestic partner law. California law already grants domestic partners all the rights that a state can grant to a married couple. Gays have a right to their private lives, but not to change the definition of marriage for everyone else.
  
  Passing Proposition 8 protects our children and places into the Constitution the simple definition that a marriage is between a man and a woman.