tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post2629347887890773676..comments2023-10-11T05:12:39.673-04:00Comments on The Crafty Southpaw: Must be something in the Watercraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092073053793715234noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-57768179269003640692012-05-14T14:10:22.644-04:002012-05-14T14:10:22.644-04:00I totally agree with you too Gary.. which is why I...I totally agree with you too Gary.. which is why I also agree with and like the idea of splitting the "Legal" portion of marriage having to do with states and laws with the ultra emotional church idea of marriage. Let the churches fight out if they want to allow marriage as part of their religion and religious views.. but for the point of laws, medical rights, child custody, and all of those kinds of issues you need a state sanctioned civil union.<br /><br />Also it is my opinion that the 3% of the Jewish vote so coveted is because of the financial backing that goes with that 3%... I could be wrong but that seems to make sense to me. Some groups you covet because of their numbers and others because of what they can do for you.SirFWALGManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310209706844541719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-1758921964724662362012-05-11T23:28:48.828-04:002012-05-11T23:28:48.828-04:00Awesome quote, brother Duggs, and extra points for...Awesome quote, brother Duggs, and extra points for "super illegal."craftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092073053793715234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-4863011022378438402012-05-11T23:28:07.201-04:002012-05-11T23:28:07.201-04:00Have hope, O Cranky one. The SCOTUS loves big cas...Have hope, O Cranky one. The SCOTUS loves big cases like these, than can overturn a state constitution. Maybe someone (Grange, you listening, buddy?) will bring a thoughtful challenge to one of these laws and things will be set to rights.<br /><br />I have two sniff tests to determine if a law is just or not: when there's a law that says basically "X isn't/aren't allowed to do Y", replace X with Jews or Left-Handed people, and if the resultant law sounds fucking ridiculous then it probably is.craftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092073053793715234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-90170496867553107852012-05-11T23:25:12.193-04:002012-05-11T23:25:12.193-04:00I've observed that there are way-way-right Lib...I've observed that there are way-way-right Libertarians and way-way-left Libertarians. But they share their core philosophy of, basically, keep the roads paved and the schools open, and after that let the people do what they want if it doesn't hurt anyone. And if that were a cornerstone philosophy of our government, we'd be the most prosperous people in the world. Ah, well. It's too bad "Libertarian" seems to have become a code word for "political whack-job," it truly is.craftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092073053793715234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-71084464201473976842012-05-11T23:21:38.377-04:002012-05-11T23:21:38.377-04:00Hey, thanks man! Welcome to the site, didn't k...Hey, thanks man! Welcome to the site, didn't know you read it. Stop by any time!craftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092073053793715234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-42190414043603875812012-05-11T10:18:08.147-04:002012-05-11T10:18:08.147-04:00I agree with you completely Gary, and I'll add...I agree with you completely Gary, and I'll add two points:<br /><br />1) Gay marriage was already illegal in NC, so this just made it "SUPER ILLEGAL!!!1eleven" Passing laws and especially constitutional amendments is expensive, so in a time when governments are laying off people and trying to conserve every nickel, this is just a shameful waste of money that accomplishes NOTHING.<br /><br />2) North Carolina is one of 17 states that had a constitutional amendment that made marriage between different races illegal until 1975. Forget the 60's, this was in my lifetime.<br /><br />My favorite quote on this topic is:<br /><br />Saying people shouldn't get married because your religion forbids it is like forbidding someone from eating donuts because you're on a diet.DuggleBogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919663542675107189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-31308071118653145392012-05-11T07:44:15.922-04:002012-05-11T07:44:15.922-04:00I often forget how disgusting a perversion it is t...I often forget how disgusting a perversion it is to use the constitution to codify discrimination. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />I look forward to the day when these laws are a shameful artifact of the past, sort of like miscegenation laws until the 1960s. When Obama was born in Hawaii, there were still 14 states in the US where his parents' marriage was illegal. But, since none of those laws were written into state constitutions, I'm afeared dismantling this constitutional discrimination will take more than a case before the supreme court.Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995365444853477833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-25671503434552622422012-05-11T07:32:11.389-04:002012-05-11T07:32:11.389-04:00As I've gotten older I've grown more liber...As I've gotten older I've grown more libertarian in my political views. I agree wholeheartedly that this kind of decision is just plain wrong. Don't try to force all churches to preform or recognize same sex marriages, but make them legal. This is one issue where I can be proud to be Iowan. "But the people have spoken!" Yeah...who cares. I bet if you took a vote in Mississippi in 1950 (heck probably still today) about banning interracial marriages it would probably pass. That doesn't mean that it's right in a country that purports to be the land of the free and all that.<br /><br />I'm personally fed up with the plutocracy that this country has become. I'm going to start my own political party called simply the "Vote Them All Out" party. Lets vote out every single incumbent and reset the whole thing.JT88Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030012435363552208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831516808434643835.post-46175086390976622092012-05-11T02:57:07.424-04:002012-05-11T02:57:07.424-04:00Nice post, Gary. Well said.
s.i.Nice post, Gary. Well said.<br /><br />s.i.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com