Burnt Orange Report

I have always thought the movement to ban gay marriage was merely a ruse to have a basis to remove protections and rights under the law from what was becoming a protected class. Particularly after 21.06 was struck down. Brian McAuliffe's comments seem to emphasize that. The proposed amendment is not about anything other than legalizing dscrimination again in Texas. Which seems to be a Texas tradition. Finding someone to hate. And then finding a law to justify it. Usually a law from the Bible. Which is usually the basis by which many crimes against gays and lesbians are ignored and not prosecuted or prosecuted on lesser bases despite the supposed enhancement of charges called for under the hate crime statute that Perry signed into law and then apparently quickly forgot. There are district attorneys in particular who believe they have no protections or rights under the law despite the law saying they do. But they live by the Biblical law despite taking an oath of office to uphold the criminal statutes called Texas law. And that is what will probably result in a massive turnout that will guarantee that discrimination and denial of protections and rights will become "constitutional" in Texas. The Biblical law. Wave your Bible on the way to the polls - Jesus has returned to Texas!

The sad thing is quite a few Democrats will have voted for Proposition 2. Sitting on a fence and talking out of both sides of their mouth again about something. Quite a few of them will have forgotten what discrimination is really like.

Either you're for equality under the law or you're not. Most Texans will go to the polls and state that they're not. That is just reality and a reflection of what Texas has become. Or perhaps has gone back to. And quite a few Texans who vote for discrimination may not realize that they may be next. Discrimination is always a stack of dominoes.

Well said baby snooks -- I agree with you 100% (should I be scared now? Haha -- just kidding!)

Safer to agree with me 99%. Leave some room for doubt so it's safe to walk the streets.

Politics are such bullshit. The last time I checked gay people are human to and citizens of this country, what ever happened to the constitution? What about freedom? To believe, speak and live how you choose? These politions want to impose their conservative values on everyone in america. But they forget that we are not all alike. I say that if a gay couple is in love and they want to marry, let them that is their right at human beings. Why should we judge, and tell them what is right and wrong, the only one that can do that is God. Until we can say that we are as pure as he then we shall not pass judgement on others. I don't think that Government should pass this as an amendment that is stupid and it make the united states look like a bunch of asses. We give terrorist more rights then our own people just because their gay. Now thats bullshit!

Sorry ment to say should not pass as an amendment.