A little more about marriage...

[eggwards]

Reading up on some more Marriage stuff this morning, I see that Pennsylvania Senator Rich Sanatorium (I love Dan Savage's use of his name for post anal sex froth) has decided to push forward with the constitutional amendment. He hasn't introduced it in the senate - yet, but I think he's waiting for the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling to give it a little extra push.

I think they are energized by the probability of the Mass. court to allow same-sex marriage. They'll allow it so the can work to kill it on a national level. They want to be able to look at the populous and say, look, the states and the courts can't be trusted to protect our morals (which isn't their job, anyway). We need this amendment to put a stop to it.

I think they are also counting on public sentiment to fall once the Mass. ruling goes through, just like it did when the Texas sodomy laws were struck down. I just think a majority of people just really don't care about either the sodomy or the marriage issues, the negative reaction comes from the subject being brought up at all. I think they just want people to shut up.

Unfortunately for them, this issue will at least carry through through the 2004 elections.

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[octoberdreaming.livejournal.com]

You know, I find it really disturbing that anyone would propose to amend the Constitution so lightly. In the past 200 years, there have been 17 amendments placed after the Bill of Rights. Out of those 17, only one actually restricted the rights of the people. And, surprise, surprise, it was repealed thirteen years later. (Prohibition) Constitutional amendments should broaden the rights of the people of the U.S., not constrict them.

I think it's time to put pen to paper and dig out my Congressman's address. If they just want people to shut up, it's up to all of us who believe in equal rights for all Americans to shout as loudly as we can.

The worst thing about this issue is that every non-thinking person seems to equate it with an attack on religion Christianity. Which it is not. But those supporting the amendment want to paint it that way, because there are too many people in this country who can't think for themselves, and an emotional appeal works far more wonders than a logical one...