We Knew This Was Coming-Contitutional Amendment To Ban Gay Marriage Filed

[mermaid]

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. J. RES. 1
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Look it up in Thomas's.
They are filing the Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage AGAIN....
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:3:./temp/~c109fcECed::

[Ian David]

1. SJ Resolution number ONE! The FIRST thing they filed???

THIS is their priority???

Bastards.

[mermaid]

4. Bet Your Ass!!

I noticed that, too.

And I wasn't surprised to see Santorum's name attached to it, either.

[terrya]

2. I've already contacted my Senators and Representative.

Senator Durbin and Representative Jan Schakowsky will vote against it, I know. I HOPE my new Senator, Barack Obama, will do the same. I will be majorly pissed if he votes for this disgusting, hateful piece of shite.

[beyurslf]

3. He won't. You have nothing to worry about.

My 2 Senators in KS will fall all over themselves to be the first t vote against it and then brag about doing so.

[mermaid]

5. Sorry, The Link Won't Work

Use This instead...

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Then, hit the radio button over to Look up by Bill number (it defaults to bill name)
And in the search field type this

S. J. RES. 1

and it will be right there for you. I'm also not surprised to find BOTH of my worthless shithead Senators from texas signed onto this one. (Cornyn and Hutchison)

[arwalden]

7. Here's A Better One (I think) Using TinyURL Service

http://tinyurl.com/59drn

[arwalden]

6. It's What The Fundie Christians Want... Faith-Based Hatred.

Heh... and people wonder why I'm so hostile towards fundies.

"Oh just be quiet, Allen." "Don't make a fuss, Allen." "Take one for the team, Allen." "Be nice, Allen." "Sit down, Allen." "Sometimes bigotry is okay, Allen."

[Duncan Grant]

9. Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Got your back. :hi: :thumbsup:

[arwalden]

11. Hey... You know what?

:loveya:

[Andy_Stephenson]

18. Allen....

feeling a bit testy are we?

Suck it up brother. This is the new reality.

[LisaBloom6]

8. It was inevitable. n/t

[Duncan Grant]

10. Homophobia provides a steady source of revenue.

It's a shame that the exploitation of bigotry and ignorance isn't unlawful - or immoral - or unethical.

Think about it. Who benefits from all this grandstanding? This is nothing more than "special interest" legislation (or political payback) for the TV evangelists or 'men of faith' who build large Christian flocks/empires.

Follow the sound of the "Kah-ching" and get pissed off. It should piss you off.

edit: clarity

[Stepup2]

12. Of all the issues facing this country

they choose this as the first. :puke:

And will ANY one point out this fact or will they go hide under a desk. :nuke:

I want my tax money back

[BigMatto]

13. The last attempt failed in an election year

So I don't expect that this attempt will get out of the Senate either. There's a sizeable chunk of Republicans who oppose tinkering with the Constitution as well.

[davidinalameda]

16. I think one of them said that they know they don't have the votes

for it

they're putting it out there for the fundies

[soleft]

14. Does the language still ban Civil Unions?

[Brian_Expat]

15. Pick one of these three possibilities:

Yes, definitely, absolutely.

[Ian David]

17. "Or the legal incidents thereof"

The religious-reich calls civil unions "counterfeit marriages" and wants those banned as well.

That not only bans civil unions, but it also bans the granting of any individual right normally reserved for married people.

Think about that one.

[mermaid]

19. I Assume Common-Law Marriages (ala Shackin' Up For A LOOOONG Time)

would be a thing of the past, too?

[PodPoet]

20. Amendment

Bush has already said he won't make this his fight...at least not this year.

[terrya]

21. When this comes up....can the Queen of South Carolina be outed?

I'm referring to the senior Senator from South Carolina. He'll vote for this, that's a certainity. My feeling is that if you're gay, and you vote for hateful, discriminatory legislation that affects gay and lesbian folks...you should a pay a price for this. It's outing time for closet cases who would willingly sell us down the river.