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Friday, October 27, 2006
Rich Galen :: Townhall.com Columnist
Thank you, New Jersey
by Rich Galen
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  • The New Jersey Supreme Court - those same judicial geniuses who decided that a legislatively mandated deadline to get Robert Torricelli's name off the ballot in the 2002 mid-term election was really just a suggestion - has decided that same-sex marriages may be constitutionally permitted in the Garden State.

  • On MSNBC yesterday morning, I made this approximate case:

    • If I were a Republican candidate for Congress I would immediately change my campaign to reflect the New Jersey decision.

    I would say, "Connect the dots:

    If the Democrats win control of the House, Nancy Pelosi will be the Speaker.

    Nancy Pelosi is from where? San Francisco.

    San Francisco is known for what? Two things: A song by Tony Bennett and being ground zero for Gay rights.

    If you want Sister Boom-Boom to be the Clerk of the House, vote for the Democrat."

  • I know I will be accused of gay-bashing, but I am not. I am looking at this from a purely political standpoint.

  • I understand homosexuality exists and denying that is foolhardy. If we want to reduce the effects of HIV/AIDS on society, fostering long-term relationships - even homosexual relationships - would be one very good way to do it.

  • According to the National Conference of State Legislatures,

    • "Forty-one states currently have statutory Defense of Marriage Acts. Twenty of those states have defined marriage in their constitutions. Eight states have a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2006."

  • According to the NCSL the gradations are:

    • - Issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples: Massachusetts

    - Allows civil unions, providing state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples: Connecticut, Vermont

    - Statewide law provides nearly all state-level spousal rights to unmarried couples: California

    - Statewide law provides some state-level spousal rights to unmarried couples: Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, District of Columbia

  • By the way, the six states which have constitutional Defense of Marriage amendments on their ballots a week from Tuesday are:

    • Idaho

    South Carolina

    South Dakota

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    Rich Galen has been a press secretary to Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich. Rich Galen currently works as a journalist and writes at Mullings.com

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    Reply # 1
    Date: Oct 30, 2006 - 8:58 AM EST
    diefenbaker
    No one has answered my question yet, either. Guess they were too busy working (including yard work or fixing the car, gathering wood, etc.)on Sunday to get to it! If we go back to biblical law we can stone them all!

    Why is homosexuality the only "sin" from ancient times (that doesn't affect another's person or property) that traditionalists still push to legislate?

    It's bigotry & prejudice just like it was when their parents were holding up the bible in defense of slavery and racial purity.

    Funny, back then the fact that race was genetic was used to push the idea that whites were inherently the master race, so inequality was not based on bigotry -- just the genetic facts. Now it's okay to be hateful to a group, if it's a "choice"!
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    Date: Oct 30, 2006 - 5:43 AM EST
    Truth Be Told
    When Man learns a distaste for woman, man suddenly becomes attractive, thus showing his manly powers, and learns to love himself. In this great love for himself, he convinces himself and another man, that they are made for each other. Then starts the very difficult task of going trough the masses of men to discover their very speical interest. How can they make their deviant interest seem real, seem plauseable and sane, then the disease strikes, but man knows best, they can lick this minor affliction, because after all this is just a minor setback, so they learn to live with the sickness, it becomes them, overtaking their very bodies and minds. Convinced they can conqueer their disabilites. For man, father knows best and they are eqquipped to teach their offspring. Woman is convinced that these men deserve each other and decide what good for the goose is good for the gander. Right, right, Wrong!!!!
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