Posted on 06/29/2003 11:26:04 AM PDT by Polycarp
BLAME THE GOP FOR PRO-SODOMY COURT DECISION By: Reed R. Heustis, Jr. June 27, AD 2003
With one stroke of the pen, [homosexuality] has triumphed at the Supreme Court.
And guess what?
Republican-appointed Justices are to blame.
With a convincing 6-3 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court on June 26 overturned a 1986 case, Bowers v. Hardwick, which had upheld the legitimacy of an anti-sodomy law. Sodomites and perverts all across America are hailing the Lawrence decision as the biggest gay rights victory in our nation's history.
Mitchell Katine, the openly gay attorney representing John Lawrence and Tyron Garner, the men whose arrest in 1998 led to the decision, proclaimed, "this is a day of independence."
Whereas homosexual deviancy has long been celebrated in the media and on our university campuses over the last two decades, the Johnny-come-lately Supreme Court now joins the orgy. As dissenting Justice Antonin Scalia correctly stated, "The court has taken sides in the culture war...."
How could this have happened?
Weren't Republicans supposed to be the champions of traditional values?
Weren't Republicans supposed to be the stalwart defenders of our nation's Christian heritage?
Seriously, just think:
Every four years without fail, the Republican Party instructs Christians to elect Republicans to office so that we can thwart the left wing agenda of the Democratic Party.
Every four years without fail, the Republican Establishment warns its rank and file never to vote for a third party candidate, lest we elect a Democrat by default by "giving him the election".
Every four years without fail, Christians are told that third party candidates cannot win, and that a vote for a third party candidate is somehow a vote for the Democrat.
Every four years without fail, Christians are bamboozled into believing that their beloved Republican Party will restore this nation to its Christian heritage.
Every four years without fail, we are told that only a Republican can appoint a conservative Justice to the high bench so that liberalism can be stopped cold.
Without fail.
Christians, wake up!
It is the Republican Party that is responsible for moronic decisions such as Lawrence. Quit blaming the liberals and the Democrats. Blame the GOP!
Out of the six Justices that formed the horrifying 6-3 Lawrence majority, four were appointed by Republicans! Four!
Justice John Paul Stevens was nominated by President Gerald Ford - a Republican.
Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy were nominated by President Ronald Reagan - a Republican.
Justice David Souter was nominated by President George H.W. Bush - a Republican.
Two-thirds of the majority opinion were Republican-appointed!
"I believe this needs to be trumpeted," says Tim Farness, 1st District Representative of the Constitution Party of Wisconsin.
Indeed it does.
A 4-2 majority of the six Justices forming the Lawrence decision was Republican-appointed.
Republican President George W. Bush intends to run for a second term in 2004. Don't be too surprised when we start hearing the same-old song and dance all over again: "Elect Republicans so that we can defeat the Democratic agenda."
Mr. President: the Republican Party is the Democratic agenda.
© AD 2003 The Heustis Update, accessible on the web at www.ReedHeustis.com. All Rights Reserved.
As for being a tough guy, make that a tough gal, and internet or no internet, I'd knock ya out...
Unspun, do you think I'd hold true on my promise if DAnconia so much as looked at my girls wrong????
Agreed, otherwise you'd have free reign anarchy and the world would turn to cahos....akin to the old lawless west where people would shoot you for looking at them wrong...of course, in the case of DA, I'd like to have that ability...he seems to condone pedifelia, which makes me think he's a low life slime that would partake in sexual act with a 14 year old if he lived in a state/country where it was legal.
I still want to hear what DA thinks of Jean Jacques Rousseau.
An authentic Totalibertarian is a breed to behold. Wanna safari? ;-) Law of the Jungle, baby.
True, unspun. Then again, no man can be the "conscience" of another....
There are lots of things that happen in our society that don't exactly make me jump up and down for joy. You mentioned legalized gambling. I think it hurts people, especially people in the working class who have to make ends meet from slender paychecks. These people can't afford to be gambling away their children's food and clothing, etc.; but they are disproportionately the majority of legal gamblers.
The majority of the people in my state -- Massachusetts -- want to have legalized gambling: the lottery, scratch tickets, dogs and horses, and so forth. Some even want casino gambling, which, given our present governor, is probably going to be a "hard-sell."
The point is, I have to accept this with good grace. I can try to change the status quo via grass-roots activities in the local communities; but failing that, it's the law in my state. The politicians love the vast revenue stream....
Morality either comes "from the bottom up," or it doesn't happen. The state has no means to impose it from on high and, in the case of legalized gambling, zero incentive to do so anyway. It would be illegitimate for it to try.... (On the Caesar/God paradigm alluded to earlier.)
Perhaps the only way out of a situation like this would be for people to be better educated so they would know where their best interests lie. That's not a process that can happen overnight.
A minimalist government (i.e., a legitimate, just one) can really hold a man responsible for "doing wrong" only to the extent that his wrong-doing can be shown to be injurious of the life, liberty, and property of another person. Absent that, the Constitution doesn't give the courts all that much to do.
1) "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God what is God's." (I.e., the moral code is not something that any just, legitimate government can impose. Morality is simply not something that can be imposed at all, without violating the dignity and sanctity of the human person.)
(2) "Love thy neighbor as thyself." (I.e., live and let live).
You seem to be missing an important point.
Just because you will play nicely with others, doesn't mean the rest of them will. Unspun included.
I'm only bigotted against brownshirt wannabe Fundies. I have no problem with actual meek Christians. It's the "Christians" that get me up in arms....
A minimalist government (i.e., a legitimate, just one) can really hold a man responsible for "doing wrong" only to the extent that his wrong-doing can be shown to be injurious of the life, liberty, and property of another person.
Alas, this being the case, it is also true that evil behavior (even snorting cocaine, or a suicide attempt, for two examples) is definitely harmful to other persons, whether they are those who love us, those who pay taxes to clean up our messes, or those whose lives we affect in future generations by the society to which our influence is detrimental.
We live interrelated and interdependent lives. That is of the truths self evident.
WADR, please articulate a point if you believe it is an important one. Even explicate, if you would be so kind.
(Please hang with us, c_b.)
Spelling is our friend.
Seems to me you have an argument with God. (And the Church).
Marriages were good enough for 12 year olds before. Approved by society and the church. And girls bodies enable them to breed at age 14.
My point - lost on a Fundie, I'm sure - is that the age of consent is arbitrary. Why is 18 better than 16?
Because you were told so. That's why.
Just like if you were alive before 12 would have been ok. And you'd REACT (not think) the same way about 12 yr olds as you do now about 18 yr olds.
Animal. Not man. Someone pushes your buttons, you get a jolt and react.
Just pointing out ignorance. Pretty easy to do these days.
Just curious... (yeah, I know I'll be sorry I asked) :
Give me an Objective Moral Reason. That the age of consent should be 18.... (is not everywhere in the US, BTW. Bet you didn't know that).... and not 17 and 6 months. Or 19. Or 47. Or 16?
Hint : Because it's the law isn't a valid answer.
I'd like to have that ability...he seems to condone pedifelia, which makes me think he's a low life slime that would partake in sexual act with a 14 year old if he lived in a state/country where it was legal.
SINCE we're playing...
For bonus points, state the contradiction in your own post!
Straight Sex | Barney Frank | Ellen DeGeneres | ||
United Kingdom | England, Scotland & Wales Rev 06/2001 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
United Kingdom | Northern Ireland Rev 06/2001 |
17 | 17 | 17 |
USA | Alabama Rev 06/2001 | 16 | illegal | illegal |
USA | Alaska Rev 08/2000 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | Arizona Rev 06/2001 | 18 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Arkansas Rev 03/2001 | 16 | Law Invalidated | Law Invalidated |
USA | California Rev 04/2001 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
USA | Colorado Rev 04/2002 | 15/17 | 17 | 17 |
USA | Connecticut Rev 04/2001 |
16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | D.C. Rev 08/2000 | 16 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Delaware Rev 03/2002 | 16/18 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Florida Rev 06/2001 | 16/18 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Georgia Rev 07/2002 MUST READ! |
16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | Hawaii Rev 03/2002 | 16 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Idaho Rev 04/2001 | 16/18 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Illinois | 17 | 17 | 17 |
USA | Indiana | 16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | Iowa Rev 03/2002 | 14/16 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Kansas Rev 06/2001 | 16 | illegal | illegal |
USA | Kentucky | 16 | Law Invalidated | Law Invalidated |
USA | Louisiana Rev 03/2002 | 17 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Maine | 16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | Maryland Rev 04/2002 | 16 | Law Invalidated | Law Invalidated |
USA | Massachusetts Rev 07/2002 |
16/18 | READ -Law Invalidated | READ -Law Invalidated |
USA | Michigan Rev 04/2001 | 16 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Minnesota Rev 03/2002 | 16 | Law Invalidated | Law Invalidated |
USA | Mississippi Rev 03/2002 |
16 (laws passed June 1, 1998) | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Missouri Rev 03/2002 | 14/17 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Montana Rev 10/99 | 16/18 | 18 | 18 |
USA | Nebraska | 17 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Nevada Rev 1/2000 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
USA | New Hampshire Rev 03/2002 |
16 | 18 | 18 |
USA | New Jersey | 16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | New Mexico | 17 | 13 | 13 |
USA | New York Rev 03/2002 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
USA | North Carolina Rev 03/2002 |
16 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | North Dakota | 18 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Ohio Rev 11/2000 | 16 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Oklahoma Rev 03/2002 | 16 | 16 -illegal??? | 16 -illegal??? |
USA | Oregon | 18 | 18 | 18 |
USA | Pennsylvania | 16 | 16 | 16 |
USA | Rhode Island Rev 06/2001 |
16 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | South Carolina Rev 03/2002 |
14/16-bill pending | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | South Dakota | 16 | Law Repealed 16 | Law Repealed 16 |
USA | Tennessee Rev 04/2001 | 18 | Law Invalidated | Law Invalidated |
USA | Texas Rev 03/2002 | 17 | Illegal 03/2001 | Illegal 03/2001 |
USA | Utah Rev Rev 04/2001 | 16/18 | Illegal | Illegal |
USA | Vermont | 16 | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Virginia Rev 07/2000 | 18 | illegal | illegal |
USA | Washington Rev 06/2001 |
16/18 | 16/18 | 16/18 |
USA | West Virginia | 16 | 18? | 18? |
USA | Wisconsin Rev 03/2002 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
USA | Wyoming Rev 12/99 | 16 / 18? | Law Repealed | Law Repealed |
USA | Military Rev 06/2001 | 16 | illegal | illegal |
HEATHENS, I Say!
I say we hang 'em by the naick until daid!
That is humorous, tp. Have to hand it to you. Here's a question for you. What is a three letter word for "moral code?" I'll give you a hint, first letter is an "L" and the last is a "W."
Maybe you would buy an "O" come to think about it! LOL
I suppose we don't have to invade yet. After all there's plenty of work to be done right here! And you thought you had to be 18... well, well, well.
What's an Arkansas girl say after sex?
"Are you all really on the same team?"
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