Thursday, July 06, 2006
Wont be blogging for the next few days
because we're moving to Princeton, NJ to begin graduate school. Two stories that caught my attention today are: 1-) The Mexican Elections, where the turmoil is getting steam. This elections have all the makings of a massive fraud. In fact, Lopez Lobrador is saying he's going to challenge the results. At this point, whoever candidate is declared the winner will be seem as illegitimate by at least 50% of the electorate ala George W. Bush in 2000. This is not what Mexico needed. If Calderon, who has been celebrating since Sunday, is declared the winner, his election wont be legitimate. Neither will be Lopez Lobrador's; however, of the two, Lobrador is the one that's getting the short end of the stick.
The second story, one that I'm very much welcoming, is that the NY State Supreme Court ruled against homosexual marriage. Here's the money excerpt from the majority's opinion:
"We hold that the New York Constitution does not compel recognition of marriages between members of the same sex," the appeals court said in its 70-page ruling. "Whether such marriages should be recognized is a question to be addressed by the Legislature."
That's how it should be. In contrast, check what the minority opinion says:
"It is uniquely the function of the Judicial Branch to safeguard individual liberties guaranteed by the New York State Constitution, and to order redress for their violation," she wrote. "The court's duty to protect constitutional rights is an imperative of the separation of powers, not its enemy. I am confident that future generations will look back on today's decision as an unfortunate misstep."
Ehrrrr, nope. It is the role of the Legislature, as the direct representative of the PEOPLE of the STATE OF NY to address such matters. We do not need All-Wise-Philosopher-King Judges addressing such issues for us. I am very happy with this decision, and to be honest, I wasnt expecting the case to turn out this way.
A partial victory for democracy and for majority rule; Now let's get back to the issues that truly matter, such as North Korea's Missiles, more Israeli killings and barbaric attacks against the palestinians and Iraq.
Be good and stay strong, always remembering that God isnt asleep.
The second story, one that I'm very much welcoming, is that the NY State Supreme Court ruled against homosexual marriage. Here's the money excerpt from the majority's opinion:
"We hold that the New York Constitution does not compel recognition of marriages between members of the same sex," the appeals court said in its 70-page ruling. "Whether such marriages should be recognized is a question to be addressed by the Legislature."
That's how it should be. In contrast, check what the minority opinion says:
"It is uniquely the function of the Judicial Branch to safeguard individual liberties guaranteed by the New York State Constitution, and to order redress for their violation," she wrote. "The court's duty to protect constitutional rights is an imperative of the separation of powers, not its enemy. I am confident that future generations will look back on today's decision as an unfortunate misstep."
Ehrrrr, nope. It is the role of the Legislature, as the direct representative of the PEOPLE of the STATE OF NY to address such matters. We do not need All-Wise-Philosopher-King Judges addressing such issues for us. I am very happy with this decision, and to be honest, I wasnt expecting the case to turn out this way.
A partial victory for democracy and for majority rule; Now let's get back to the issues that truly matter, such as North Korea's Missiles, more Israeli killings and barbaric attacks against the palestinians and Iraq.
Be good and stay strong, always remembering that God isnt asleep.
# posted by Raf C. @ 8:21 AM 
