Good news for decent people everywhere!
Now we need a shot of Nelson doing his "Ha-ha!"
By that logic, someone from a dry county in Arkansas who is visiting Boston should not be allowed to buy a drink.
Sounds like backtracking to me.
Here's a bit of good news that should have the pro-homo cheerleaders in an absolute hissy fit!
(a little tricky to know when to start - it's at about 33 seconds)
One should have some gonads…the other, ovaries
That is how children are created…that is the way it’s meant to be
Things unnatural…are what we often see
We are watching all our culture, slowly sinking in the tank
As perversion keeps progressing, it’s the liberals we can thank
They’ll destroy us…yes, take that to the bank
They are raising their voices and they have told us they have rights
On destruction of what is decent is where they have set their sights
Disgusting…when, no one really fights
And what they have done to children has been really, really sad
They deny that what kids need is both a mommy and a dad
We’re sinking…and this is very, very bad
It’s disgusting…it’s disgusting…it’s disgusting
How repressive, discriminatory, and homophobic. I smell a "human rights" violation. Call Amnesty International.
And if that judge does decide "yes" (not that a Mass. judge has that authority, but why should that stop one), will NY be forced to accept that -- remember, the NY gay community will latch onto such a decision and try to enforce it here.
Attorneys for the state, however, argued that the law is being enforced in an evenhanded way for both heterosexual and same-sex couples. They said Massachusetts risks a backlash if it ignores the laws of other states by allowing same-sex couples to marry here when such unions are prohibited in their own states.
Because the "logic" used by the court to legalize homosexual marriage in Mass. certainly allowed its extension. Obviously if other states have a right to define it as they choose, then so did the Mass. people through their legislature. So it's inconsistent, but I think they've realized that the rest of the country -- rushing to put marriage amendments to their constitution in place -- to not want Massachusetts to do the chossing for them. Even with that, they left the door open in two states. Clearly NY and Rhode Island ban homosexual marriage. These ativist judges were just reading those states' judicial tea leaves and hoping they are political weak enough and judicially activist enough to pull a Massachusetts on their citizens.
Unlike most FReepers I have no problem with gays marrying, I guess it appeals to my Libertarian side (a very small side, but still). The reason I have no problem with it is because i think the government should stay out of people's lives as much as possible. Also, it looks like a fad to me, one I predict will fade to the point where a handful are taking advantage of this.
Oddly enough, the most militant anti-gay marriage person I know is openly gay. He thinks it's just silly. I agree with him.
Someone from Mass help me out here.
I though Mass was a Commwealth - not a state.
Oh, so the Court thinks it's allowable to force their own citizens to accept it but won't take the logical step in demanding everyone else accept it?
Tsk. Where are the courage of your convictions MASS? Did the backlash you spawned against your own liberal brethren in other state elections intimidate you? At least temporaily it seems.
It still IMO shows the arbitrary nature of the Mass Supreme Court. They said in 2003 that gays had the same right to marry as hetero couples and did not make an effort to issue restrictions. Now they very narrowly interpret the law.
Once again, I'm not in favor of gay marriage. I just have to look at Mass and wonder what in the heck drives their court system other than the arbitrary will of judges.
I see there's another article about this as well.
And In Other News:
Five States Outlaw Gay Divorce
Washington, DC - Five states last week passed statewide propositions outlawing gay divorce. Political commentators and gay advocates view this as an even more damaging blow to gay rights then the more publicized bans on gay marriage. The resolutions were passed by voters in California, Massachusetts, Washington state, New Hampshire and Maine.
The ballot initiatives spell trouble in the "blue" or "gay" states where there have recently been a rash of civil unions once a handful of mayors allowed same-sex marriages earlier this year. Thousands of gay couples rushed to finally be afforded the freedom to wed. Presently in November, over a third of those couples are desperately seeking a way to get out of these hurried marriages.
Many civil unions have been reportedly buckling under the stress of nagging, rows with in-laws and emotionless, mechanical sex. Common symptoms of these unsuccessful civil unions are excessive time spent puttering in the garage, alcoholism or both. An anonymous Seattle-area policewoman was quoted, "God, please, I promise I'll never marry again."
Opponents of the propositions have expressed their concern that there will be a new era of "back-alley divorces", performed in renegade courts and makeshift churches throughout the country. Quickie divorces have already been performed for several male-male couples, in the ironically named community of Bangor.
Reports from Hollywood say Rosie O' Donnell's partner Kelli Carpenter is livid about the new law. Carpenter, seen shielding her face in the photo at right immediately following her ceremony, was quoted as simply stating, "I will fight this law with my dying breath."
A spokesman for O'Donnell stressed that there was no pre-nuptial agreement between the "star" and Carpenter. "We applaud this decision by the voters. Rosie can't afford to lose half of her assets. That Nickleodeon Kids Choice Awards is all we got. Also, I would like to mention that 'The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas' Special Edition DVD comes out this Tuesday."
The GOP complained that same-sex divorces "violate the sanctity of divorce." Many prominent divorced politicians and high profile conservative adulterers Robert Dole, John McCain, Alfonse D'Amato, Rudolph Guiliani, Dick Armey, Bob Barr and Rush Limbaugh, to name a few, have made it a campaign issue this year. Said Barr, a former Georgia Congressman and three-time loser, "Divorce is clearly a legal action between a man and a woman. It says so in the Bible."
George Will assailed the divorce attempts of same-sex couples, "I can't believe that these people are attempting to bring down the same sacred institution of 'trading up' employed by President Reagan. Have they no shame?" The bow-tied columnist is himself divorced.
In a reaction to the new law, California state Attorney General Bill Lockyear yesterday issued an order to prosecute any television channel showing the movie "The Gay Divorcee", starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The networks TCM and AMC were the first two networks named by Lockyear, but the AMC fingering was retracted by the Attorney General upon learning that they are now "American Movie Channel" and basically just show Burt Reynolds and Meg Ryan movies. Lockyear later scrapped all prosecutions when he was informed that he misread the wording in the proposition.
For the foreseeable future, homosexual couples will be forced to "work things out", unlike their traditional heterosexual counterparts. Former Senator Bob Dole, questioned on the set of a Viagra commercial, observed that, "Divorce is a sacred institution. That's why I went off to war, got my arm blown off, came back, let my wife nurse me back to health, then left her with no forwarding address."
The Massachusetts SCOTUS is a joke.