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Posted on 07/23/2008 2:11:37 PM PDT by mngran2
LAPD Police Chief William J. Bratton has come out -- in favor of gay marriage.
As a wedding gift to friend and celebrity publicist Howard Bragman and his longtime partner, Chuck O'Donnell, Bratton made it official: He and his wife, former Court TV diva Rikki Kleiman, strongly believe that gays have a right to marry. And in honor of Bragman and O'Donnell, who wed this past week in Norwalk, the chief and Kleiman have made a donation to Equality California, a group seeking to stop a state ballot measure this November that would ban same-sex marriages.
"The Constitution guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," Bratton said this week. "I see no reason why gays can't pursue happiness through marriage."
After learning of the Bragman-O'Donnell union a few days ago, Bratton and Kleiman asked the couple what they would like as a wedding present. Bragman was direct: No gifts -- instead, make a donation to Equality California to help stop Prop. 8. And please make it public.
Other friends of Bragman and O'Donnell -- who was USC's Tommy Trojan for 10 years -- have done the same. They include tennis star Martina Navratilova and former "Grey's Anatomy" actor Isaiah Washington. (He's been trying to make amends with the gay community since he was caught uttering an antigay slur backstage at the Golden Globes in January 2007; Bragman is his PR rep.)
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A formidable scholar of our Constitution, indeed.
>>”The Constitution guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” Bratton said this week. “I see no reason why gays can’t pursue happiness through marriage.”<<
I think Bratton may want to re-read the Constitution. That line is from the Declaration of Independence.
Sounds like Bratton and Obama share the same speech writer.
What, you expect that any policeman has actually read the Constitution? You're funny.
(The Constitution guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” Bratton said this week. “I see no reason why gays can’t pursue happiness through marriage.” )
Okay Mr Police Chief. Based on your statment then are you going to allow drug addicst to pursue happiness with drugs?
How about pedophiles? can they pursue their happiness?
Chief
i have sent a short, yet enlightening, email to tina.
What makes Bratton think marriage has anything to do with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? especially gay marriage? Gay marriage pretty much makes the continuation of life impossible. Marriage puts an end to "liberty". The married person trades liberty for responsibility, compromise, the old 'ball and chain". And happiness, well perhaps for the straight marriage, Sharing your life and soul with your wife, the birth of your children, the joy that comes from raising them seeing them grow into men and women.
For gays, marriage is just a farce. It's mere fantasy roll playing to be the "bride" for one of them. Lust is merely confused for "love", and always carries with it the deep, unconscious feeling of disgust, self hatred, and perversion against natures design itself.
No pursuit of happiness there.
Keep in mind, police chiefs and commissioners are just politicians, not real cops.
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