In memory of Frau Bucher

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Registered: 10-04-2004
In memory of Frau Bucher
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Tue, 01-02-2007 - 7:38pm

So the Massachusetts legislature caved today and voted by a margin of two to one against sending the measure to vote. Yup, in this case, minority rules.


Which is curious, given it is a minority that is at risk of oppression. Let me get this um... correct. A minority was used to gain the right for a majority to oppress a minority.


To be sure, there was a strategic element afoot here. With the recent publicity drummed up by let's pretend this issue matters presidential candidate Mit Romney, the legislature likely figured to take the hit now, and bounce it in a year, when Mit is off busily kissing babies and spreading his germs to unsuspecting infants.


Yet no politician has really stood, looked square into the camera and said "what is it with you bigots, anyway? What exactly are you afraid of? You keep going on about how we are protecting marriage as we know it, and our way of life, and all this other nonsense, but you fail to ever give any examples of how it is either is impacted.


What are you afraid of? Gays under your bed? Behind your couches? Springing up behind restroom toilets? What is it? Can you demonstrate any instance of gays harming society?


We can surely demonstrate the reverse, that bigots harm society, that gays are harmed by bigots. Can you name a better behaved group? Can you cite instances of gays shooting straight folk in straight bars? Beating them up as they saunter down streets, unawares of that gay menace?


What is it about me you find so spooky? Is it my gargantuan 5'10" frame carrying 165 pounds of everything but muscle? Perhaps blondes aren't really air heads, but rather the new thing in protection? Maybe it's my attitude? Or could it be a perceived element of contagion?


Wow. Me. A threat to the very country. Maybe I need to pick out power skirts, eh? Har, and the heeled boots I have on gets me over 6' which must really set the masses to trembling. Oh. Mah. Gawd! Run fer our lives!


That's Frrrrrrrrahnkensssshteen to you.

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Registered: 11-22-2006
Tue, 01-02-2007 - 7:43pm
Yep...I was just about to post about this...it's freakin' 2007 and we're moving BACKWARDS!!!!
Spring SiggyBlinkie
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Registered: 10-04-2004
Tue, 01-02-2007 - 7:50pm

I'm hoping it was strategic... shut em up for now

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Registered: 04-23-2006
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 7:20am

Thanks for sharing nelle!

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Registered: 11-16-2005
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 10:43am

Uggggghhhhhhhh...hopefully progress will be made somewhere else this year.


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