Now that the constitutional ban on gay marriage raised its ugly head again

[mtowngman]

let's talk.
The constitution has been ammended over the years to protect the rights of blacks, women, gun owners and others. Never has the constitution been ammended to take rights away from a specific group of U.S. citizens. Mr. Bush and those in agreement with him justify this attempt at legal discrimination by evoking the rhetorical spearhead of the conservative agenda: family values and morals.

If family values are decaying, the ill effects on society would certainly include drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, domestic violence and sexual abuse. These problems permeate a vast number of American families including those headed by heterosexual, homosexual and single parents. The right wing can't present a fact based study or legitamate evidence supporting the idea that a gay couple is less capable of providing a caring and nurturing enviornment to raise a child than any other type parents.

Even more disturbing is conservative's seeming need to hate someone. Americans have, at different times, hated almost everyone. Native Americans, Irish and Italian immigrants, blacks, communists and others have had their tuns as objects of America's hatred. The latest and most easy target is gays. This hatred is fueled by religious sef righteousness and judgementalism until it becomes an internal momentum so strong that it drives grown men in expensive suits to get on television and alert the nation of the true sexual orietation of the purple tele-tubby. Hate is a real problem; gay couples are not.

In a White House press release dated Feb.24, 2004, president Bush referred to Massachusettes judges and San Francisco city official as "...local authorities...presuming to change the most fudamental institution of civilization." two thousand years ago, as I understand the story, The Law, according to the authorities was the most fundamental institution of civilization. If a dozen or so guys hadn't set out with the presumption to change things, Mr. Bush and his fudamentalist base would have no high perch from which to pass judgement.

[ClassWarrior]

1. Let's get the terminology right...

It's a constitutional ban on marriage rights.

NGU.

[mtowngman]

2. even more brilliant n/t

[CC]

3. We need to remind people that

as soon as the election of 2004 was over * dropped it and said it didn't matter. This is just another dirty ploy to bring out the hateful and intolerant to vote and get repukes reelected/elected. The time to point this out is now and don't let it go. It is also past time that the average person speak up for gay rights every chance they get.