Republican Leadership: Crisis in the Middle East? Ban Gay Marriage

[kpete]

Republican Leadership: Crisis in the Middle East? Ban Gay Marriage
by Rep Louise Slaughter
Tue Jul 18, 2006

Hi folks.

I know I don't mince words for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but this week has been a new low for the failed Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.

At a time of international crisis when the world needs leadership from America, Republicans have no answers.

They are abusing their position in Congress (especially in the House) to pass meaningless legislation that won't have any impact on the lives of the American people.

Here is the agenda for the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives this week, at a time when the skies of Middle East were being lit up with missiles and rockets:

*H.J. Res. 88 - Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Same Sex Marriages: Right wing Republicans failed to pass this amendment today, which would amend the Constitution to state that "marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman." Republicans in the House are pushing forward with the bill despite the fact that the Senate already defeated its own version of this amendment earlier in the year, ending any possibility that the amendment will go to the states for ratification this year.

*H.R. 2389 - Pledge Protection Bill - Republicans will bring this bill to the house floor tomorrow. The bill strips federal courts, including the Supreme Court, of the jurisdiction "to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, the Pledge of Allegiance, as defined in section 4 of title 4, or its recitation."

It doesn't matter what the challenges this nation faces are. Republicans just go back to the same old playbook.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/18/164445/244

[Ian David]

1. When The Bird Flu epidemic hits us, we'll need to pass a law mandating...

public display of The Ten Commandments!

[Ishoutandscream2]

2. Gotta go after internet gambling, too

We have a morals war, ya know!:sarcasm:

[MissMarple]

3. That's our Marilyn, for you. She thinks gays are un American.

http://www.coloradopols.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1448

Here's a thread from Colorado Pols on the oh so painfully obvious differences between bills offered today by the vapid religious wing nut Marilyn Musgrave and our Democratic congresswoman Diana Degette.

Marilyn's supporter actually thinks she a "leader", saying she is a "misleader" is far more like it. American citizens are at grave risk in Lebanon at this very moment because of her blind support for a disastrous foreign policy and an incompetently run military conflict, and her most important issue is....gays getting married. Just another one of Marilyn's muffs. The woman is a pathetic shill for a corrupt and inept administration.

[porphyrian]

4. Gay marriage supports the terrorists!

Terrorists are emboldened by legally-bonded homosexuals.

[kurth]

5. Man, they've forgotten the obvious solution: More TAX CUTS

for the rich.