California, and so goes the Nation.. May 15, 2008
Posted by baxtersbrother2 in Election 2008, Gay Rights, Uncategorized.Tags: California, California Supreme Court, Dick Cheney, Gay Marriage, President Bush, religious conservative, Senator Larry Craig, Ted Haggard, Wanda Sykes
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California Supreme Court acted wisely in overturning the “Same-Sex Marriage Ban.” All I got to say is “Right on.” It is an act of civil rights.
Here is the case.
Now the religious right says that it is desecrating marriage. I know many couples who “do not respect the sanctity of marriage.” MANY consider their marriage a piece of paper. Marriage is hard work. It is a union of two becoming one. That is it. Some may say that it is completely different. Gag me. Was Ted Haggard thinking of the sanctity of marriage when he was meeting up with his “male escort?” Was Senator Larry Craig when he was caught trying to pick-up someone in a mens room in Minneapolis? I do not want the governments coming in and saying that these people are better than these group of people.
Wanda Sykes says it best. Here is the video:
Though funny, she makes a point. It is incredible to me that so many people care about what two consenting adults do. If there are two people who love each other, respect each other, cherish each other, are monogamous, then what is wrong with them forming a committed relationship.
I do fear a backlash though. I do fear that some parties will use this as a sounding issue to divide the nation along similar lines as in 2004. President Bush used this as a wedge issue to divide the nation. I remember the twang “Marriage should be defined as between a man and woman.” There are many who believe that. However, in many Same Sex Marriage Bans, there is language that tries to also voids joint bank accounts, domestic partner benefits, leases, wills, etc that are between two people of the same sex as well. I fear that the language will be used again to spread fear and homophobia. The code that many conservatives were using was, “be afraid of the Gays.” This was just so hurtful. Even though I do not like Dick Cheney, he did say something and did something during the 2004 election that gained respect. He said: ”freedom means freedom for everyone” to enter ”into any kind of relationship they want to.” Read the quote again, I will wait……. Ready, This came from Dick Cheney, Dark Vader, hated by Liberals. He said this. And, quite frankly, as a political astute man, he may be onto something.
We can agree to disagree, but as Dick Cheney has said, Freedom means freedom for everyone.
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