Posted on 07/09/2015 10:28:18 AM PDT by massmike
More than two dozen Democrats have proposed legislation that would eliminate the words "husband" and "wife" from federal law.
Those "gendered terms" would be replaced by "gender-neutral" words like "spouse" or "married couple," according to the bill from Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif.
"The Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act recognizes that the words in our laws have meaning and can continue to reflect prejudice and discrimination even when rendered null by our highest courts," Capps said. "Our values as a country are reflected in our laws. I authored this bill because it is imperative that our federal code reflect the equality of all marriages."
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution means all states have to license same-sex marriages, a ruling that effectively ended the same-sex marriage debate in America. Capps said her bill was aimed at taking the next step, which is to ensure the United States Code "reflects the equality of all marriages."
She said her bill would also have other benefits if it became law. In one example, she noted that U.S. law says it's illegal to threaten the president's wife, but says nothing about the president's husband.
"Capps' bill would update the code to make it illegal to threaten the president's spouse," her office said.
Capps might also be thinking of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who still seems like a lock to win the Democratic nomination. If she were to win the White House, former President Bill Clinton would become what some have suggested might be called the "first spouse."
California has already outlawed those terms.
More like “First LOUSE” would be the proper name for Billy.
I am waiting patiently (well, NOT so patiently) for the immature hysterics and the whole Liberal wet dream to END
Who didn’t see this coming?
LOL. This from the party (and state) that refuses to even enforce our laws even when the result is dead white girls in San Francisco.
Democrats are mentally ill.
Democrats may have declared war on the words Wife but God hasn’t.
A bit on Capps’ positions in Congress (prepare not to be shocked)
From wikipedia:
“Capps supported the Obama administration’s economic stimulus and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[12] She was strongly critical of the Stupak–Pitts Amendment to the latter, which placed limits on taxpayer-funding of abortions (except in the cases of rape, incest, or threat to the mother’s life).”
“In 2012, she was the only member of the House to vote “no” on Resolution 556 to condemn the government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani of the charge of apostasy. The resolution passed 417-1 with 15 non-votes. Her spokeswoman later said that Capps strongly supported the resolution, but cast the no vote by mistake.”
Yeah, that’s a real winner there. o_O
No matter how many words they ban or redefine, they will never be normal.
What about brother, sister, aunt, uncle, son, daughter....?
The language Nazis will not stop there.
“The Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act recognizes that the words in our laws have meaning and can continue to reflect prejudice and discrimination even when rendered null by our highest courts,”
Are they serious, the “ACME” act?
What, are Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner co-sponsors on the bill?
“More than two dozen Democrats have proposed legislation”
One small advantage to having a Republican majority in the House. The Dems may have to wait for the Courts to discover that the words “husband” and “wife” are forbidden by the Constitution.
I thought the proper terms for both male spouses was husband?
You know what we need? A massive depression with food lines and deprivation. Then the little leftist snowflakes won’t worry about stupid things.
The demons who ruled in Sodom and Gomorrah are taking hold in the US.
What else are they planning for us? We are now entering bizzaro world.
Don’t you just love the term “gender neutral”? If we were gender neutral there would be no life on earth!
OUT LAW NORMAL!
“Husband” and “wife” reflect “prejudice?”
The loonies are running the asylum.
prepare for a feeding frenzied orgy of banned words, symbols, expressions, etc.. by the democrats.
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