Tuesday, November 8, there will be a vote on an amendment to the Texas Constitution [well, ok, more than one, but only one is really screwed up].
JohnL at TexasBestGrok does an indepth post on what it might actually do.
Paul at The Right Side of the Rainbow also thinks Prop 2 will ban straight marriage, and has language from other states for comparison.
Pete at A Perfectly Cromulent Blog posts a letter from TX State Representative Glen Maxey(D).
So, a straight pro-war small L libertarian, a straight Democrat, and a gay Republican. And me.
For the record, I think this is a horrible piece of crap. The crazy thing is, my preference would be to get the state out of marriage entirely, I just don't think this will do it. Instead, it will make some messy legal cases, when people for one reason or another try to argue in court that Texas can't recognize marriages. Someone will get a divorce, or someone will die without a will, and it will be argued that there never was a marriage.
Anyway, vote NO.
Posted by Owlish at November 5, 2005 07:19 PM | TrackBack