10 Year Old Speaks Out Against Anti-Gay Bill – GOP Committee Chair Shuts Him Do

[Contrary1]

Ten-year-old Nathaniel Gill put together a speech to read to the Florida House committee that passed a bill that would allow adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples.

Nathaniel’s heart-warming personal experience of being bounced around the system until finding a loving family with two Dads was cut short by committee Chair Charles McBurney, who informed Nathaniel, “you’re doing a great job, unfortunately your minute is up.”

Being the committee Chair, McBurney could certainly have yielded the extra two minutes it would have taken Nathaniel to get through what was obviously something he believed in deeply.

GOP bigots aren’t interested in personal triumph or the thoughts of their constituents, they’re only interested in pushing their discriminatory bills through to a full vote so their equally bigoted friends can continue the business of taking away the rights guaranteed to ALL Americans by the Constitution.

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/10-year-old-speaks-out-against-anti-gay-bill-gop-committee-chair-shuts-him-down-video/

[Behind the Aegis]

1. ....

Out of the mouth of babes!

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Ugh.

I'm so, so, so glad I live in a relatively sane state.

[jtuck004]

4. An injury to one is an injury to all, yes? What they do today is the future of this nation, in a

"united" states of America. One way or another.

But yeah, at least they aren't banging at the doors. yet.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Yes, although fortunately I do think it's moving in the opposite direction. The good one.

I think what we're seeing in Florida, Indiana, etc. are the last gasps of dinosaurs.

[Sherman A1]

3. Sad

That a young man brave enough to stand up before this entire room and speak, no matter what the topic was treated in such a manner. I guess he got an education on the GOP version of representative democracy and I suspect it was not a great learning experience for him.

[jtuck004]

5. Maybe Obama could invite him to the White House to read it. n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

8. That's a good point.

[yuiyoshida]

6. That's sucks...

totally. Republicans are such bad asses aren't they? Pushing a kid off the podium, I bet that chairmen was watching his watch, waiting for the exact second He could get that kid to move along!! Way to go Republicans!!! You don't give a shit about anything a minority has to say!!!

[Ferretherder]

9. I HAVE to say this, and I don't say it lightly either...

...I am beginning to hate close to half of the people in this country.

What the FUCK is happening to this nation of once rational thinking human beings?

Christ! I need a drink!...

...and I gotta' wait for this afternoon, 'cause, at least I haven't gotten to where I get up drinking....

...yet!

[hobbit709]

10. I've gotten to the point of thinking 2/3 of the people are candidates

for protective restraint and a psychiatric evaluation.

[Ferretherder]

11. Ain't it the truth!