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Okay, I’ve started breathing again. I’m still in my own little, semi-state of shock and awe. Everytime I hear someone say the words “President Obama” I get a lump in my throat. I have to say,  my knees are a little shaky from the emotional rollercoaster.

It’s been such an incredible day, I haven’t really had the time (or the energy), to mourn the passing of Prop. 8. Now, thanks in part to the LDS church (mostly from out of state), California will have an amendment in the state constitution taking an essential right away from a single group. I’m angry about this, but somehow, I just have faith that, this too, shall pass. That’s something I get from President Obama’s message. The fight for equal rights will continue for gays, as it has for other minorities. It’s just going to take some time and perseverance. It took 40 years for MLK’s dream to come true.

I think the next issue will have to be revoking the “tax exempt” status from some churches. If these churches are going to politicize from the pulpit, and pass out proposition signs and stickers, in my opinion, they need to be taxed. I won’t go into the whole “Separation of Church and State” argument here - it’s too obvious. However, Thomas Jefferson, thought it so important, he tagged it to the First Amendment of the Constitution. It amazes me that some churches are continually allowed to push their agendas into our government doctrines.

But I have hope that the fight will continue and common sense and equality will prevail. President Obama gives me that.

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