Is Your Marriage Crumbling?
In yet another piece of election-year cynicism, the social conservatives in Congress, egged on by our so-called President are pushing for Senate debate and vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize wife-beating. Oops, I mean legalize homophobia. Or was it religious discrimination? Well, they claim it's about protecting marriage, but is anyone really fooled by that? Not that they really think there is any chance that this monstrosity will pass, oh no, they just want people on the record as being against marriage. Or perhaps against God. For how else could one construe a vote against saving marriage? Bah. Fortunately, as of this writing very view senators seem enthusiastic about casting votes in favor of a constitutional amendment to extend the reach of discrimination.
Not only is this whole farce an affront to our bedrock principles of liberty and freedom, not to mention common decency, but it is also an assault on the division between church and state. We will all be hearing lots of high-toned rhetoric about the traditional nature of marriage, as well as hints that marriage is a universal concept that has always been the same in all cultures. This will surely come as news to the Mormons, who are not allowed to practice polygamy (a ban that will also be embodied in this proposed amendment). It will also come as a bit of a shock to historians who are aware that gay marriage occurred in ancient Rome. Not to mention all of the gay couples who are merely asking for equal protection under the law, as provided by the fourteenth amendment.
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