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The Absurdity of the Marriage Amendment

By Sean Sirrine

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I read lots of news stories which I find to be absurd or completely unbelievable, but I've never quite seen a story that is so completely open to ridicule.

It appears that Senator Craig, (yes, the gay bathroom Senator), and Senator Vitter, (yes, the D.C. madame Senator), are the co-sponsors of the new "Marriage Protection Act."

S.J. Res. 43 is a Constitutional Amendment that states:

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.'.

I suppose that these two Senators incorporate the zeitgeist that they wouldn't be gay or prone to seek out prostitutes if all those people out there wouldn't taunt them with their sin.

If there weren't other gay men to give him pleasure, then there would be no reason for Senator Craig to be attracted to men.

And if it weren't so easy to call up a prostitute, then there would be no reaon for Senator Vitter to fell compelled to call them up.

This Constitutional Amendment is a clear opportunity for Senator Craig to make sure gays can't get married; which in turn protects him from possibly running off with a gay man to California.

This is the most pure example of why it is dangerous to legislate morality. Some people feel that they have to legislate certain issues to protect themselves from their own desires and motivations. It is like the alcholic that can't have just one drink telling everyone that they can't drink because he can't resist his own urge to drink if they do.

From the Carpetbagger:

. . . the funny part is looking over the list of the 10 original sponsors. Most of the names are predictable ? Brownback and Inhofe, for example ? but there are two others whose names stand out: Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Larry Craig (R-Idaho).

Yes, two of the principal sponsors of a constitutional amendment to ?protect? marriage include one far-right Republican who hired prostitutes and another far-right Republican who was arrested for soliciting gay sex an airport men?s room.

(AmericaBlog must be credited with creating this picture.)

Full post as published by Objective Justice on June 27, 2008 (boomark / email).