things that make you feel physically ill
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mickeymTexas GOP Official Platform Calls for Imprisonment of Homosexuals and Supportive Heterosexuals
The points Jay brings up are directly from The 2010 Republican Party Platform. It's a fun read, for sure.
For my friends who reside in, are from, love the state of Texas...I apologize in advance, but:
What the FUCKING fuck is wrong with the majority of the state of Texas?
As far as their assertion that they want to preserve the sanctity of marriage between a natural man and a natural woman (their wording, seriously)... what about the men (and women) who don't give a flying crap about preserving that sanctity? The people who cheat on their spouses, who run out on their families, who ignore that they have children with one person to go start a family with someone else? Or the people who get married in a fit of whatever (passion, horniness, etc) only to turn around a few days/weeks/months later to get it annulled, or start divorce proceedings?
There's a lot of language in that document -- the highlights are in Jay's blog -- that makes me wonder how long before Texas (or any other state for that matter, because I doubt seriously Texas is the only state to want to push for a platform like this, they're just the first) decides they want to secede over this. Because it seems (to me, and I fully admit I could be wrong) that what they're saying, what they're pushing for, is the pre-cursor to that.
Whether or not that's the case, the anti-homosexuality language is nauseating; the whole tone makes me ill. The idea that anyone could even consider imprisoning (or punishment of ANY kind) someone for being queer -- or assisting them in marriage/adoption -- is just wrong on so many levels it's beyond comprehension.
The points Jay brings up are directly from The 2010 Republican Party Platform. It's a fun read, for sure.
For my friends who reside in, are from, love the state of Texas...I apologize in advance, but:
What the FUCKING fuck is wrong with the majority of the state of Texas?
As far as their assertion that they want to preserve the sanctity of marriage between a natural man and a natural woman (their wording, seriously)... what about the men (and women) who don't give a flying crap about preserving that sanctity? The people who cheat on their spouses, who run out on their families, who ignore that they have children with one person to go start a family with someone else? Or the people who get married in a fit of whatever (passion, horniness, etc) only to turn around a few days/weeks/months later to get it annulled, or start divorce proceedings?
There's a lot of language in that document -- the highlights are in Jay's blog -- that makes me wonder how long before Texas (or any other state for that matter, because I doubt seriously Texas is the only state to want to push for a platform like this, they're just the first) decides they want to secede over this. Because it seems (to me, and I fully admit I could be wrong) that what they're saying, what they're pushing for, is the pre-cursor to that.
Whether or not that's the case, the anti-homosexuality language is nauseating; the whole tone makes me ill. The idea that anyone could even consider imprisoning (or punishment of ANY kind) someone for being queer -- or assisting them in marriage/adoption -- is just wrong on so many levels it's beyond comprehension.
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Date: 2010-06-23 10:12 am (UTC)Provisions would have to be made for escaping women and children--asylum, de-programming, retraining to civilized mores and standards, and ongoing monitoring to make sure their early indoctrination doesn't recur.
We'd have to negotiate commerce and trade, and closely regulate any travel outside their zone. It would be hellish to implement, but the rest of us would be a lot happier, living a more peaceful existence. And they'd be happier too, except for their awful frustration at being prevented from annexing the rest of the country to their beliefs and practices.
Ah well. One can dream. Were I QotU (Queen of the Universe), I'd implement this plan, posthaste.