Has anyone been watching the latest on the efforts of the Governor to force a referendum vote on banning gay marriage? I read that yesterday when Mitt speaking before a rally at the state house to try and achieve this goal that supporters outnumbered the opponents. Hmmmmmmmm.
After reading the article a couple things came to mind. From listening to the Governor and others supporting the bill, you would think that those opposing the referendum have little legal standing to go on. I couldn't help but thinking when I was reading about every argument the Governor was using to justify the vote "What if it was you who was being discriminated against?" After all the Governor himself is in a minority as well. White (heterosexual maybe homosexual???) man in politics where the vast majority of Americans will never be. Any way you slice things, if you are objective and unbiased than Mitt comes off as a total dip when he says things like "Let us not see the state, which first established constitutional democracy, become the first to abandon it. "
Sorry Mitt but I can't help thinking of all the times in the history of this country when people have again and again masked bigotry and hypocrisy by trying to bind it to the constitution and their individual religions. That was how Jim Crow laws came into effect and lasted so long. That was partly how come slavery lasted for so long. That is how come the Indians were forcibly moved to reservations and that is how come the Japanese were interred.
Governor Romney, I'm sure that somewhere in you there is a decent person just wanting to break out and be free, but when you sound off about how the majority of the state legislature decided to "usurp the constitution,....and substitute a form of what this nation's founders called tyranny" you need to remember a few things.
First look at yourself in the mirror and realize that your are a fucking minority trying to suppress another minority which is being UN FUCKING AMERICAN!!!!!
Two that it was a minority of radical thinkers that dared to write the constitution and risked everything by signing their names to it.
Three a democracy is where the majority decides what will happen not the minority.
Four, this is one nation under god where all men are created equal. Nowhere in there do I see anything about inequality or exclusion.
Five the definition of oppression and tyranny could very well be interpreted by even you to include a minority putting its interests above the interests of the majority. You say the people need to speak and that what the legislature is doing is tyranny. Mitt, tyranny can also be interpreted as a minority pushing it's views on the majority. This is what you are trying to do. Put another way the founding fathers themselves could be called tyrants if you take up this argument. Most people in the colonies were not radicals and a great many had no desire whatever to split from Britain. Now everyone agrees they are patriots.
Isn't it patriotic to uphold the constitution and the principles on which this country was built to the point that you willing to demand equal rights for all? This doesn't mean you have to like everyone. After all I don't like you.
Isn't it patriotic to constantly challenge this country to become a better and more inclusive place? There are lots of people out there that are my enemies, you being one, but I respect your right to live enough that I will never infringe upon your god given right to equality. Unlike what you are trying to do to me. As for you saying that the people need to be heard and their votes counted. Well they have spoken by electing a body that is not interested in voting on this mean spirited and unamerican referendum. So the next time you feel compelled to say something about gay marrige I've got some advise for you. Take a deep breather, think happy thoughts, and take five minutes to go fuck yourself.
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