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Warning.. :rant: I'm still steaming so I figured I'd get my rant out here. :grr:
Last night I heard a bit of Gov. Romney (From "Liberal" MA? What on earth were they thinking?!?) talking on a PBS show about marriage being about child raising and all I could think was... OH REALLY? What a load of BS. According to that "logic" :sarcasm: ... if that were true then anyone too old or unable to have (or "properly" raise children should not be allowed to marry. :grr: He said it was because children need two parents... well then what's next on the 'CON agenda making DIVORCE or SINGLE parenthood illegal, perhaps make Widow/widowers marry within a few months or forfeit their children? What about were one parent is or becomes physically or emotionally disabled and TWO parents can't take care of the children? What about WIDOWS and WIDOWERS? They all raise children, often with only one active parent, and ALL of them do just as well as many married couples I've known. Heck with an increasing amount of married parents having to both work or work two jobs how much attention to the children are they paying? Some of the most WILD kids I've ever known are those of MARRIED couples (including "fundie" ministers kids).
Kids need... LOVE... ATTENTION... UNDERSTANDING... STRUCTURE and DISCIPLINE... How on earth does someone's affection leanings/marital status negate their ability to provide these IMPORTANT things to children? The answer is IT DOESN'T and my husband and I (both parents and previously divorced until we found each other 13 yrs ago) will continue to fight for the RIGHT of ALL to LOVE, Be LOVED and express that LOVE in the form that their own conscience dictates to THEM. We've never understood what gives US the right to deny others the same commitment, love, legal protections and privilages we share just because we're "straight". :hug"
I realize that this is basically a RW distraction but we also need continue to take action against this threat by writing LTTE's, talking to our Reps and teaching people that GLBT rights are basic HUMAN rights that we ALL share. Heck our country was started with a declaration of these these basic human "Creator" given RIGHTS: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Thanks for letting me vent a bit :pals: ... and now I need to start my crazy day... :hangover:
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