[Vision2020] A commentary on Gay Marriage

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:02:26 -0800

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This was Bill Maher's Valentine's Day observations.

You can't claim you're the party of smaller government and then make =
laws
about love. On this Valentine's day, let's stop and ask ourselves, "What
business is it of the state how consenting adults choose to pair off, =
share
expenses, and eventually stop having sex with each other?"

And why does the Bush administration want a Constitutional amendment =
about
weddings? Hey, why stop at weddings? Birthdays are important; let's put =
them
in the great document. Let's make a law that gay people can have =
birthdays,
but straight people get more cake. You know, to send the right message =
to
kids. Republicans are always saying we should privatize things like =
schools,
prisons, social security -- hey, how about we privatize privacy!

Because if the government forbids gay men from tying the knot, what is =
their
alternative? They can't all marry Liza Minnelli.  You know, the =
Republicans
used to be the party that opposed social engineering, but now they push
programs to outlaw marriage for some people and encourage it for others. =
If
you're straight, there's $1.5 billion in the budget to promote marriage, =
but
gay marriage is opposed because it threatens or mocks or does something =
to
the sanctity of marriage, as if anything you can do in Vegas drunk off =
your
ass in front of an Elvis impersonator could be considered sacred.

Half the people who pledge eternal love are doing it because one of them =
is
either knocked up, rich or desperate. But in George Bush's mind, =
marriage is
only a beautiful lifetime bond of love and sharing, kind of like what =
his
dad has with the Saudis.

But at least the right wing aren't hypocrites on this issue. They really
believe that homosexuality is an abomination and a dysfunction that's
curable. They believe that if a gay man just devotes his life to Jesus,
he'll stop being gay, because that worked out so well with the Catholic
priests.

But I have to tell you that the greater shame in this story goes to the
Democrats because they don't believe homosexuality is an abomination, =
and,
therefore, their refusal to endorse gay marriage is hypocrisy. Their
position doesn't come from the Bible; it's ripped right from the latest =
poll
which says that most Americans are against gay marriage. Well, you know
what? Sometimes most Americans are just wrong, and where is the Democrat =
who
will stand up and go beyond the half-measures of civil union and
hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner and say loud and clear, "There is no sin. =
It's
not an abomination and no one can control how cupid aims his arrows, and =
the
ones who pretend they can usually turn out to be the biggest freaks."

The law in this country should reflect that some people are just born
one-hundred-percent outrageously, fabulously, undeniably Fire-Island =
gay.
And they do not need reprogramming -- they need a man with a slow hand.

=20

Sent by Brad Neuman

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>This was Bill Maher's Valentine's Day =
observations.</span></font></p>

<?/color>You can't claim you're the party of smaller government and then =
make laws
about love. On this Valentine's day, let's stop and ask ourselves, =
&quot;What
business is it of the state how consenting adults choose to pair off, =
share
expenses, and eventually stop having sex with each other?&quot; 
 
And why does the Bush administration want a Constitutional amendment =
about
weddings? Hey, why stop at weddings? Birthdays are important; let's put =
them in
the great document. Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, =
but
straight people get more cake. You know, to send the right message to =
kids.
Republicans are always saying we should privatize things like schools, =
prisons,
social security -- hey, how about we privatize privacy! 
 
Because if the government forbids gay men from tying the knot, what is =
their
alternative? They can't all marry Liza Minnelli.&nbsp; You know, the
Republicans used to be the party that opposed social engineering, but =
now they
push programs to outlaw marriage for some people and encourage it for =
others.
If you're straight, there's $1.5 billion in the budget to promote =
marriage, but
gay marriage is opposed because it threatens or mocks or does something =
to the
sanctity of marriage, as if anything you can do in Vegas drunk off your =
ass in
front of an Elvis impersonator could be considered sacred. 
 
Half the people who pledge eternal love are doing it because one of them =
is
either knocked up, rich or desperate. But in George Bush's mind, =
marriage is
only a beautiful lifetime bond of love and sharing, kind of like what =
his dad
has with the Saudis. 
 
But at least the right wing aren't hypocrites on this issue. They really
believe that homosexuality is an abomination and a dysfunction that's =
curable.
They believe that if a gay man just devotes his life to Jesus, he'll =
stop being
gay, because that worked out so well with the Catholic priests. 
 
But I have to tell you that the greater shame in this story goes to the
Democrats because they don't believe homosexuality is an abomination, =
and,
therefore, their refusal to endorse gay marriage is hypocrisy. Their =
position
doesn't come from the Bible; it's ripped right from the latest poll =
which says
that most Americans are against gay marriage. Well, you know what? =
Sometimes
most Americans are just wrong, and where is the Democrat who will stand =
up and
go beyond the half-measures of civil union and =
hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner and
say loud and clear, &quot;There is no sin. It's not an abomination and =
no one
can control how cupid aims his arrows, and the ones who pretend they can =
usually
turn out to be the biggest freaks.&quot; 
 
The law in this country should reflect that some people are just born =
one-hundred-percent
outrageously, fabulously, undeniably Fire-Island gay. And they do not =
need
reprogramming -- they need a man with a slow hand.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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