I find it so amusing when a group of people are so caught up in their “cause célèbre” that they mistakenly perceive that an action taken by the judiciary system was a win in their favor.
As I indicated earlier this month, Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling in favor of the plaintiff’s for Prop 8 was a step forward for marriage equality as regards couples of the same sex. I did also state it was likely not, nor should it be the final word on the matter and that the LGBT community would most likely BENEFIT from an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and [eventually] even the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS).
Let’s discuss a few facts which opponents of Proposition 8 have seemingly given very little consideration to. 
The campaigns have been run; elections are over and the results are in. By now everyone has heard that Barack Obama is the new President Elect. He’ll be sworn in on January 9th and we’ll finally be rid of the George W. Bush administration—but not nearly out of the woods. There is much work to be done in order to lift this country up out of the many problems we presently face. Who really knows how much can be accomplished within the next four years … but if nothing else a new administration represents a fresh start and affords us an opportunity to hope for a better tomorrow.
Namaste,