More views on Prop 8 Your [guest] editorial (notwithstanding your disclaimer) of Nov. 20 (“No apologies needed in voting in favor of Prop 8,” page 7) most clearly demonstrates your lack of understanding of how a democracy works. Whatever happened to majority rule? In America, and even in California, the majority rules but not unchecked. The most basic purpose of having a Constitution is to protect against the majority ruling without regard for minority interests. The California Constitution creates the right of the majority to enact propositions such as Prop 8. That same Constitution guarantees that the State, the government, shall not, cannot, enforce any law, whether enacted by the Legislature or the majority of the voters through a Proposition, that discriminates against a minority. Similarly, the same section of the Constitution that guarantees your right to publish your editorial (even if a Proposition was passed wanting to prevent your doing so) likewise guarantees that lesbian and gay Californians shall have the same rights under State law as those who voted for Prop 8 (even if that Proposition wants them not to). R. Jay Engel, La Jolla Re:  Dave Thomas’ “Yes on 8”: I must admit it does my heart good to read the letters to editor lambasting Dave Thomas, with whom I have never agreed. In this case, however, for the first time ever, I must agree with him. I consider myself a liberal, one who has had numerous gay friends and acquaintances; however, to me, marriage between “same sex” couples is a joke. It’s hard to believe anyone could take it seriously. The purpose of marriage has always been the uniting of a man and woman to form a family unit. Two members of the same sex cannot produce a baby and are forced to turn to normal and traditional methods in order to secure children.  By opposing gay marriage no one is denying the great contributions gays have made to society, nor condemning their right to be homosexual.  However, marriage is, and should always be, a union between a man and a woman. In the animal kingdom has anyone ever heard of two of the same sex mating? I might add that Obama was very clear in his opposition to gay marriage. Perhaps most of those posting indignant letters in the Village News voted for him. What is the purpose of a vote if that decision is not respected? This time a minority is pushing things too far and it may, well, backfire! Mary Rayes, La Jolla Although I voted for Prop 8, I have since realized that it is perhaps a little too harsh. If foreigners overstay their visas or enter our country illegally, we show compassion and sooner or later grant them a path to citizenship. We need to show the same compassion for the gay community. We should amend Prop 8 to allow two men or two women to marry when they can have a child naturally and show, through DNA tests, that they are the parents. If and when God gives mankind that ability, then he would surely want them to be married to provide a home for the child. Margarita Solis, Point Loma