Comments on: Colorado Designated Beneficiaries http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/02/17/8874 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bill Ware http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/02/17/8874/comment-page-1#comment-33779 Bill Ware Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:49:04 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=8874#comment-33779 "Considering that sixteen years ago Colorado voters passes an amendment to their constitution (overturned by the US Supreme Court) that would have institutionalized discrimination against gay citizens and banned them from even appealing to their government for relief." It's been 16 years since the Colorado Supreme Court overturned Proposition 2 in Evans v Romer? Wow, how time flies. This was later confirmed by the US Supreme Court in Romer v Evans. After his ruling, the Chief Justice of the CO SC stated, "The majority cannot use the ballot box to vote away the rights of the minority." I've always thought very highly of that statement. If everyone would abide by this simple principle, the California SC, for example, we would all be a lot better off. “Considering that sixteen years ago Colorado voters passes an amendment to their constitution (overturned by the US Supreme Court) that would have institutionalized discrimination against gay citizens and banned them from even appealing to their government for relief.”

It’s been 16 years since the Colorado Supreme Court overturned Proposition 2 in Evans v Romer? Wow, how time flies. This was later confirmed by the US Supreme Court in Romer v Evans.

After his ruling, the Chief Justice of the CO SC stated, “The majority cannot use the ballot box to vote away the rights of the minority.” I’ve always thought very highly of that statement. If everyone would abide by this simple principle, the California SC, for example, we would all be a lot better off.

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