Hippo_Tron
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:38 AM
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Marriage Preservation Amendment, a mockery to our constitution? |
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Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 12:39 AM by Hippo_Tron
Since the Republicans seem intent on arguing that preservation of marriage between a man and a woman is necessary to preserve the image of our society, I thought I'd express my concerns about preserving the image of our constitution.
Ammdendments 1-10 Bill of Rights
Ammendment 11 Lawsuits against state governments
Ammendment 12 Election of President/Vice President
Ammendment 13 Abolition of Slavery
Ammendment 14 Rights of Citizens
Ammendment 15 Voting Rights
Ammendment 16 Establishment of Income Tax
Ammendment 17 Direct Election of Senators
Ammendment 18 (Doesn't exist anymore) Prohibition
Ammendment 19 Wommen can vote
Ammendment 20 Presidential Terms/Sessions of Congress
Ammendment 21 Repeal of Proibition
Ammendment 22 Two Term Limit for President
Ammendment 23 Electors for District of Columbia
Ammendment 24 Abolition of Poll Tax
Ammendment 25 Presidential Succession/Disibility
Ammendment 26 Voting age is 18
Ammendment 27 Congressional pay increases
Ammendment 28 Gay people can't get married
Anybody see a problem with this?
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Q3JR4
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:45 AM
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Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 12:45 AM by Q3JR4
This amendment will destroy the basic progression of our constitution towards more rights.
All to satisfy the right wing base on an election year.
On Edit:
I can add more to this post, but the mods don't seem to like it when you swear. :)
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:49 AM
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I think its downright comical than instead of worrying about the two wars we're fighting, instead of dealing with record deficits or the sagging economy, instead of dealing with a nation more sharply divided than at any point since the Civil War, all these Republicans can think to do is worry about people getting married.
I just don't understand.
The last issue these idiots had was flag burning. Apparently because burning flags are of more pressing concern than international terrorists, social security insolvency, or health care.
The nation faces a whole host of problems and the Republicans are totally bankrupt of ideas. They tried their traditional panacea, tax cuts, and they did nothing. Now Bush has to spend the State of the Union worrying about steroids, and then has to parade around making speeches about landing on the Moon again. These guys can't be trusted with anything. Bring back the grownups.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:52 AM
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3. But according to Bob Novak... |
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Flag burning is SOOOO important to Republicans that if we just let them have it then they won't ask for anything else. So if we hand the Republicans a bunch of burning flags will they not pursue any more of their platform?
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Thu Feb-19-04 01:12 AM
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4. If that were all it took, |
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I'd say let them have it. Hell, I don't think anybody should be burning flags either.
But I don't think that's all it takes to stop the Republicans.
And I'm not quite sure I want my Constitution filled with completely trivial and meaningless crap for all eternity.
The Marriage Amendment is, of course, worse since it denies real rights to American citizens. But the whole issue is just as phony as flag burning.
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Thu Feb-19-04 02:16 AM
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Before this nonsense can make it, the 14th amendment will have to be repealed. The GOP are desperate.
Issue remains Equal Rights. The Democratic Nominee (DN) must hammer home the Equal Rights issue. This is a winner's position.
Chasing after issues brought up by the GOP will get the DN nowhere.
Bush Lied, People Died, Media Cheered.
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