Thursday, October 30, 2008
On Tuesday voters in Arizona will probably pass Proposition 102. This will place an amendment in the state's constitution stating "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state."
The measure was put on the ballot by 16 state senators, the deciding vote cast by a creep named Tim Bee who represents southern Arizona. He is running for Gabrielle Giffords' congressional seat and was hoping to stir up the Born-Agains to support him. He is not going to win, but his legacy will be this nasty amendment.
The "Yes on 102" campaign is being largely funded by Mormons, Focus on the Family, and the Catholic group Knights of Columbus. Most of the money is from out-of-state. After it passes we will almost certainly see lawsuits to prevent state and local governments from offering domestic partnership benefits, similar to what happened in Michigan.
Arizona has a history of marriage discrimination. Up until 1958 it was illegal for a white/Mexican person to marry a black/Asian/Native American person. The state Supreme Court finally overturned that law.
I guess the people who pushed for this measure can see the future- they knew that younger people increasingly don't care about homosexual marriage. It is much easier to put an amendment into the constitution than it is to remove one.
So there you have it. If a tornado dropped a house on the people who pushed for this measure, I would feel the same way the Munchkins felt, "Ding, dong, and all that." The Christian fundamentalists will be thrilled and then will start planning their next move (my guess, banning adoptions by gays). Sometimes I wonder why they are so consumed with hate for their fellow human beings.
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The measure was put on the ballot by 16 state senators, the deciding vote cast by a creep named Tim Bee who represents southern Arizona. He is running for Gabrielle Giffords' congressional seat and was hoping to stir up the Born-Agains to support him. He is not going to win, but his legacy will be this nasty amendment.
The "Yes on 102" campaign is being largely funded by Mormons, Focus on the Family, and the Catholic group Knights of Columbus. Most of the money is from out-of-state. After it passes we will almost certainly see lawsuits to prevent state and local governments from offering domestic partnership benefits, similar to what happened in Michigan.
Arizona has a history of marriage discrimination. Up until 1958 it was illegal for a white/Mexican person to marry a black/Asian/Native American person. The state Supreme Court finally overturned that law.
I guess the people who pushed for this measure can see the future- they knew that younger people increasingly don't care about homosexual marriage. It is much easier to put an amendment into the constitution than it is to remove one.
So there you have it. If a tornado dropped a house on the people who pushed for this measure, I would feel the same way the Munchkins felt, "Ding, dong, and all that." The Christian fundamentalists will be thrilled and then will start planning their next move (my guess, banning adoptions by gays). Sometimes I wonder why they are so consumed with hate for their fellow human beings.
