there are no words for how disgusted I am, these days...

[lagilman]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush and congressional Republicans are aiming the political spotlight this week on efforts to ban gay marriage, with events at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue -- all for a constitutional amendment with scant chance of passage but wide appeal among social conservatives.

''Ages of experience have taught us that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society,'' Bush said in his weekly radio address. ''Government, by recognizing and protecting marriage, serves the interests of all.''

The rest of the NYT article is here, if you still have the stomach to read it. Or you can just call your congresscritter and inform him/her that his/her re-election chances rest upon his/her ability to tell the difference between "democratic republic" and "theocracy."  Reminders such as that are never a waste of energy -- quote Jefferson if you can.

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[lagilman]

It's about imposing One Way -- Their Way -- on everyone, For Our Own Good.

The article even quotes sources as saying "it's for the children," whcih is mockworthy if ever I heard mockworthy. Good for the children is universal health care, quality schools, safe living conditions, and a healthy ecosystem. Having only one caretaker of each gender who has sexual intercourse only to create more children to be so-raised is so far down the list it's not even on the list. IMDO, anyway.

Of course, then we can get into the lovely FBI vs. journalists case being argued as well, if you want to be disgusted at something purely Constitutional......

And I have a book to write. Damn it. Stop waving these red flags at me!