Alabama Gay Marriage Amendment Moves Forward

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/03/030905abBan.htm

A proposed amendment to the Alabama constitution banning same-sex marriage and civil unions is likely to appear on the 2006 primary ballot.

The House approved a Senate version of the bill on Tuesday adding the civil unions ban. It now goes back to the Senate for final ratification - likely to occur on Thursday.

The House voted 85 - 7 on the measure with little debate. The sponsor of the House version, Rep. Yusuf Salamm (D-Selma), said that no "civilized society" has every accepted same-sex marriage.

"The Legislature has a right to promote the general welfare of this state and, to be quite frank, we should be leery of any social experiment that does not have any precedent whatsoever in human history," he said.

amazing the amount of bigotry from some of these so-called Democrats

[Zenlitened]

1. Judging by his name, I'd guess that Rep. Yusuf Salamm...

... is well aware that every society needs a scapegoat. And he's scrambling like mad to make sure it's not HIM, and "his kind."

When the good citizens of Alabama start lashing out at "them damned Allah-lovin' A-rabs," I'll be interested to hear him bleating about the unfairness of it all.

[ladeuxiemevoiture]

2. No precedent my ass!

See Siwa, Egypt, for one, as a famous, recent arab example.

John Boswell's Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe is a good general reference point w/r/t the West.

Lots of others. Personally, I'd concede that it's not the norm, but that's all I'd concede.

[Ian David]

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