Celebrate? Really?

So, the Supreme Court made one judgment to protect civil rights today. Wonderful. No, really, I'm happy for everyone who will be positively affected by their ruling.

But, seriously, after yesterdays kick in the pants ruling on voting rights, how can we be celebratory? What is the basic reason for celebration today? Civil rights for all, despite their sexual preference? That's what the GLBT community has used as their rallying cry, their reasoning in asking for equal rights.

They got what they wanted. Again, wonderful. But, what about all of the people who are going to be denied their basic civil rights because of the Supreme Courts decision just twenty four hours ago? What do we say to them? "Sorry you lost, but hey we won today! Isn't that great??"

Civil rights for all suffered a huge loss on Monday. Pardon me if I take time to mourn that before I put on a party hat.

Remember 2010?

Remember how, in 2010, people thought Obama wasn't solving all the countries problems fast enough so they thought the other side must be able to do better? So they voted for Republican governors and state and federal legislators? Then, remember how, as soon as they were voted in, Republicans sought to destroy unions and people in Wisconsin and Ohio and Michigan protested in huge numbers in State Capitols?

And, remember how Republicans also put forth every measure they could to restrict voting rights for people who largely vote for Democrats?

Yeah. Remember. And, let's not redo 2010. Vote for Democrats this election. They work for voters and to protect voting rights.