It's election day
Constituional amendment elections are usually real snoozers but Prop 2 looks like it might get a little attention. Here is the amendment text:
"The constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage."
Before I get started with my usual rant, take a look at this little gem. This is not from some wacko like that letter I got the other day, this is from the web site of the Republican Party of Texas and is authored by no other than the Chairman. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that means that it is endorsed by the entire Republican Party. Here it is:
SAY “I DO” TO PROPOSITION 2
How do you respond to logic like this:
But does this really matter to you? Absolutely. Consider the following:
Do you want schools to teach your children and grandchildren that homosexual marriage is normal? Do you want to undergo “sensitivity training” at the workplace to ensure that you don’t favor heterosexuality over homosexuality? Will your employer be able to continue offering health insurance once rates skyrocket as some analysts predict if homosexual marriage is sanctioned? Do you want to continue collecting or be able to collect benefits from Social Security, a system already on the verge of bankruptcy? Do you want to jeopardize your right to religious freedom? Do you want your church or synagogue to be forced to hire people even if they are openly homosexual? These are not rhetorical questions - these are issues that we will face if we fail to defend and protect marriage.
The Social Security thing is a new one. I didn't realize that gay people getting married was going to wreck social security as well as destroy traditional marriage and take away our religious freedom. Man, gay marriage is some really dangerous shit!!
You know for me it all comes back to two simple principles. The first being that any person of legal age should be able to marry any other person of legal age and the second being that any two people getting married has no effect whatsoever on any other two people. If you take away all the stuff that is the real issue with gay marriage (which is going to happen, married or not), two men or two women or one man and one woman getting married comes out exactly the same from a fiscal standpoint.
I'm really pretty tired of this issue to be honest. We all know how it's going to turn out in the end because we've already been here so many times it's not even funny anymore.
It should be interesting to see how Texans vote. I just hope most of them are as sick of the whole thing as I am.
Just so you know, I'm not stupid enough to think we've come that far yet.
I forgot to mention something I found incredibly humorous. The Ku Klux Klan had a rally here a few days ago in SUPPORT of Proposition 2. I just have to say it right out plain and simple, ANYTHING that the KKK endorses is WWW (Wrong, Wrong, Wrong). I just haven't found the right person to ask how they feel about this yet.
"The constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage."
Before I get started with my usual rant, take a look at this little gem. This is not from some wacko like that letter I got the other day, this is from the web site of the Republican Party of Texas and is authored by no other than the Chairman. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that means that it is endorsed by the entire Republican Party. Here it is:
SAY “I DO” TO PROPOSITION 2
How do you respond to logic like this:
But does this really matter to you? Absolutely. Consider the following:
Do you want schools to teach your children and grandchildren that homosexual marriage is normal? Do you want to undergo “sensitivity training” at the workplace to ensure that you don’t favor heterosexuality over homosexuality? Will your employer be able to continue offering health insurance once rates skyrocket as some analysts predict if homosexual marriage is sanctioned? Do you want to continue collecting or be able to collect benefits from Social Security, a system already on the verge of bankruptcy? Do you want to jeopardize your right to religious freedom? Do you want your church or synagogue to be forced to hire people even if they are openly homosexual? These are not rhetorical questions - these are issues that we will face if we fail to defend and protect marriage.
The Social Security thing is a new one. I didn't realize that gay people getting married was going to wreck social security as well as destroy traditional marriage and take away our religious freedom. Man, gay marriage is some really dangerous shit!!
You know for me it all comes back to two simple principles. The first being that any person of legal age should be able to marry any other person of legal age and the second being that any two people getting married has no effect whatsoever on any other two people. If you take away all the stuff that is the real issue with gay marriage (which is going to happen, married or not), two men or two women or one man and one woman getting married comes out exactly the same from a fiscal standpoint.
I'm really pretty tired of this issue to be honest. We all know how it's going to turn out in the end because we've already been here so many times it's not even funny anymore.
It should be interesting to see how Texans vote. I just hope most of them are as sick of the whole thing as I am.
Just so you know, I'm not stupid enough to think we've come that far yet.
I forgot to mention something I found incredibly humorous. The Ku Klux Klan had a rally here a few days ago in SUPPORT of Proposition 2. I just have to say it right out plain and simple, ANYTHING that the KKK endorses is WWW (Wrong, Wrong, Wrong). I just haven't found the right person to ask how they feel about this yet.
posted by Big Ed at 1:21 PM
1 Comments:
I'm suprised that letter you got didn't mention the well known fact that allowing homosexual marriage will also endanger your right to bear arms.
As for making health insurance costs skyrocket, I think it's a little late for that. Besides, down in Texas they should start offering the same insurance that BS is offering in San Deigo now. Basically, their new plan says that if your family only goes to their doctors in Mexico the insurance is nearly half as expensive.
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