OneMind

The California Supreme Court today made one of its most unconscionable rulings ever. It upheld an ill-considered decision by the voters last November to strip a minority of rights previously ruled as granted to it by the state constitution. In doing so, it failed utterly and completely to do its job under the Constitution of protecting minorities from tyranny of the majority. It showed a lack of Constitutional understanding as well as backbone.

Stand by for an impeachment petition against these thoughtless, shallow judges.

As far as I have been able to determine, Prop. 8 was the first time in our nation’s post-Jim Crowe history that a state’s population used a Constitutional amendment to restrict human rights rather than to expand them. The voters were badlly misled by one of the most disgusting and dishonest fear-based campaigns that the Right has ever conjured up. Polls today show the proposition would not pass if it were presented again.

A few decades ago, the bigots of the Right succeeded in impeaching Supreme Court justices who balked at playing a key role in the state’s murder of those who commit violent crimes. It is clearly time for the left and mainstream — you know, the large majority who elected a President recently on a more open and liberal agenda — turned the tables.