Thread:Comments:California's same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional; appeal expected/No point in voting/reply (9)

fascism noun
 * 1) A political regime, having totalitarian  aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to Benito Mussolini's Italy.
 * 2) By vague analogy, any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.

Yeah, sounds a lot like a state where gay people can get married. . . you know, one where they have the same rights as everyone else?