Neil, Stand Up

One

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court struck down the law banning gay marriage. In other news, slavery has been abolished, women can vote and everyone drinks from the same water fountain. Oh, and the next president of the United States is black.

Arguments for tradition, or for what is “natural” have been used throughout history to justify genocide and institutionalize both racism and sexism. They were used to support the ban on interracial marriage. And they are being used today to deprive an entire class of people of a fundamental civic right, a basic human right. In the words of the court, ”the most socially productive and individually fulfilling relationship that one can enjoy in the course of a lifetime.”

I applaud this mostly Republican court for upholding the constitution’s guarantee of liberty and equality with both reason and tolerance.

Two 

The SF-based Presidential Memorial Commission is submitting an ordinance initiative for the November city ballot to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the “George W Bush Sewage Plant.” They believe this is an enduring and fitting monument to a president whose accomplishments are unprecedented in modern American history.

While impeachment and prosecution would more appropriately serve the interests of justice, naming a sewage plant after Dubya is poetic genius. I cannot think of anything more apt to symbolize his legacy, then tons and tons of festering shit.

Click here to join the movement.

Three

Bodhi continues to be cute. Extremely, overwhelmingly cute.  I could wax philosophic for hours about the magnitude of his cuteness, but a picture speaks a thousand words. Or in this case, a YouTube video.