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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
 
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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  I wrote my congresspeople today at www.congress.org about the Marriage Amendment legislation that's currently being voted on:

This legislation is nothing more than a political maneuver to rile up a political base for the upcoming elections.  It disgusts me that my taxpaying dollars are being wasted on this ugly piece of legislation that plays with the lives of millions of gay and lesbian Americans.

May I remind you that it is your job as an elected official, when preparing legislation, to work with all parties with an interest in it.  I ask you how many gay or lesbian groups you have worked with in writing up such legislation?  It's obvious that this you've consulted very fanatical religious groups on this subject of the Marriage Amendment, but have you thoroughly spoken with any gay/lesbian groups at all?

Another question I pose: is this legislation even constitutional?  Does it not go against the right of gay and lesbian Americans to pursue happiness?  Let me remind you that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights that were recognized by our Founding Fathers.

Marriage is one right that you cannot take away from people, regardless of sexual orientation.  You will still have thousands of gay and lesbian Americans living together, having children (whether by adoption or biology), and building families.  They will still attend family events, go to work, and function as any other married couples do.

Again, this political chess game, where you've used gay and lesbian Americans as useless pawns, nothing more than pieces to be tossed aside, is reprehensible.  Please let me know what you are doing to maintain their status as human beings with the constitutional rights as such.  Your response is much appreciated.
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The whole topic of gay marriage is lame! It's also being faught in the wrong battle. The government has very little to do with a marriage in the first place. The only benefit to a marriage recognized by a government is tax rights, and spouse rights. Honestly, we are fighting the government for the wrong things, we should be fighting for the rights awarded to married couples, not asking them to allow us to marry. Honestly, the act of marriage is held in the religious sects of life. Each individual church makes a decision to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. Jewish temples allow and recognize gay marriage, Catholic churches do not.

So be very clear, what exactly are you fighting for. Are you fighting for your right to equal taxation, equal spousal support, ability to adopt children...or are you fighting for the right to have our relationships recognized by the government. Honestly, I could care less if the government recognizes my relationship as long as I get the same rights as everyone else. The only people I need to recognize my relationship with my partner are me, my partner, and god (whom ever he may be). Being Catholic this causes a little problem, because Catholics don't beleive in gay marriage, there for, god does not recognize it...says Man! It's still there for my choice to acknowledge my own personal commitment to my partner.

I find that gays are fighting the wrong battle. They are definitly not fighting the right way, and honestly this topic is never going to move forward until people start really talking about the issues they want to fix. Heterosexuals are never going to allow two men to get married. They will certainly allow us to have the same legal rights as everyone else though, just as they do with common law marriages. So why don't we stop pretending like whoa is me, cause this is total bullshit whinning crap, and it's annoying as hell, and makes me sad to be part of the so called Gay group. Grow up!

Posted 5/30/2006 at 2:20 PM by AbercrombieBoiM
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