Corpus Christi Caller Against Prop 2
By Karl-Thomas Musselman
Joining the chorus with a well written opinion...
The Caller: Proposition 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot is an exercise in legislative redundancy and should be defeated by the voters.
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The assertion that passage of the proposition would somehow protect the institution of marriage is linguistic fraud. Those who have concerns about marriage might want to support laws and economic conditions that create more affordable housing. Better schools help families. So, too, does a more robust economy that gives families livable wages so that parents can spend more time with their children. That would do more for marriage than a law that targets scapegoats as the supposed cause of social breakdown.
Many Americans who oppose gay marriage are willing to consider the possibility of allowing civil unions. But Proposition 2 would remove any possibility of such arrangements. A gay person might not even have the ability to give a partner the right to make medical decisions on his or her behalf.
The statute now on the books recognizes the religious tenets of the majority of Texans regarding homosexual unions. To enshrine that prohibition in the Texas Constitution would be demeaning to all Texans, both gay and straight.
Posted by Karl-Thomas Musselman at October 17, 2005 08:41 PM
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The "linguistic fraud" point is a very good one, and one I think we are not using enough. Of course everyone against the Ammendment says it is not going to protect marriage in anyway, but to come out and say that claims that it will are fraudulent is especially powerful, I think.
