CA's Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage

From the San Jose Mercury News:

"SAN FRANCISCO — A sharply divided California Supreme Court Thursday legalized same-sex marriage, a historic ruling that will allow gay and lesbian couples across the state to wed as soon as next month and inflame the social, political and moral debate over gay unions. "

"Voters in 26 states have approved state constitutional amendments that ban gay marriage:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin. Hawaii voters approved a constitutional amendment empowering the legislature to outlaw same-sex marriage; lawmakers did so in 1998."

NOTE: Arizona's House of Representatives voted on a measure last week that would send a referendum to the ballot to constitutionally define marriage soley as a union between one man and one woman. The proposal (pun intended) known as SCR 1042 now goes to the Senate for debate.

Studying the Principles of Freedom

Frank and I are getting ready to take a class called "Principles of Freedom". It is about the fundamental beliefs of the Founding Fathers which they said must be understood and perpetuated by every people who desired peace, prosperity, and freedom.

According to State Representative Russell Pearce, Bill Norton, the class instructor, is amazing. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Gilbert Constitution Week . He is also the Chair of the Arizona State Constitutional Commemoration Committee. He was Chair of the District 22 Republican Party for 3 years and a Member of the Executive Guidance Committee of the Maricopa County Republican Party for 3 years.

Hunting ~ A Constitutional Right?

Some state lawmakers want to make the ability to hunt and fish a constitutional right in hopes of keeping their colleagues - and voters - from deciding that people shouldn't be killing certain animals. They have sponsored House Concurrent Resolution 2037 , which amends the Arizona Constitution to ensure the right of Arizona citizens to hunt, fish, and harvest game animals.

What say you? Do you see your freedom to hunt and fish as a constitutional right? Do we need to go this far to protect this right? Please, discuss amongst yourselves and let me know your thoughts!