California

Riddle me this.   How is it that the sleeping conservative giant in California wakes up and goes to the polls in favor of proposition 8 but fails to pass the "no-brainer " proposition 4?  Essentially, Californians are saying (for the second time on both accounts) that marriage is definitely one man and one woman but that just about any minor can go have her unborn baby killed at ANY time for ANY reason without ANY pause for reflection.

 

I was wrong about this one the first time.  I'm wrong again.  How could anyone of conscience vote against proposition 4?  It is nothing less than alarming that in a California election with unprecendented conservative turnout, that