As I finished casting my vote this last election day in San Luis Obispo County, I was surprised to see a number of stray, black marks on my ballot. Turns out, I made these marks. After carefully filling each desired bubble on my ballot, the ink from the felt-tip pens provided at my precinct actually went through to the other side of the ballot.

Local protests prove Prop 8 won’t last What happens when a majority of voters denies equal rights to a minority? It took decades for interracial marriage to be legal in every state. Now, we will have a biracial president. Why should we believe that the passage of California Proposition 8 will permanently deny marriage to all consenting adults? It is only a matter of time and hard work on the part of those who understand what truly is at stake to win equality for all.