Roller Coaster Election Day Results

Wow, what a ride! First, Shelley and I found out that our precinct had less than 250 registered voters and therefore we were mail-in-only voters.

How can that be? We live in the City of Walnut Creek. There are 200 homes on our street. Thankfully, Shelley and I had not thrown away the voter information packages we had received, or we may not have been able to vote at all.

We had to carefully fill out our ballots at home and take them to any voting station and drop them off. I HAD NO RIGHT TO ENTER A VOTING BOOTH AND MAKE A SELECTION. I read the instructions to my mail-in ballot very carefully, but I was very worried that there was going to be a hanging chad somewhere on it. I hope my vote was counted this year.

Shelley was able to drop off her ballot at her parents' community center.

Then there was the Proposition 8 issue. I work in San Francisco and so it seemed that everyone was against the Proposition. On Monday night, someone stole our "Yes on Prop 8" sign. I cannot believe the amount of vandalism and theft that occurred to property with signs supporting Prop 8.

Even after Obama was announced President Elect, I tried to stay up to see if Prop 8 would succeed, but I was too tired and finally went to bed. On the morning news, it was announced that Prop 8 had been successful. I was frankly stunned.

I hope this victory makes activist courts think twice before making up "fundamental rights" out of thin air. Most of the large political controversies today are created by overreaching court decisions. Courts are empowered to interpret the Constitution, not rewrite it.

I support legislation that helps couples, whether common-law, same-sex or other domestic relationships or "families" obtain means to support and care to for the people they love. I do not want to impose my moral and religious beliefs on them through governmental intervention, but I am glad that we are not forced to redefine traditional marriage, which is unarguably the most important institution for the advancement of human kind and the well-being of children. Marriage is not just about boy likes girl, it should be about a very special commitment between two people to sacrifice and work to bring a new generation of healthy and enlightened individuals into the world that will hopefully continue our progress to a better tomorrow.

P.S. -- While I have my doubts about Obama's proposals, I admit that I also have a hope that he really will be a different kind of President and bring productive changes to the United States of America. I prayed for him this morning and would love to see a President that can truely unify the country.

Here is to Hope and Unity.