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And I wonder whether there may be some connection between the perception in some quarters, on some occasions, where judges are making political decisions yet are unaccountable to the public, that it builds up and builds up and builds up to the point where
Apparently enforcing a trademark ruling by a higher court is making a political decision to the Good Senator Box Turtle.
Hale’s going to prison for a long time.
Or maybe Senator Cornyn (R-Box Turtleville) would argue the poor, poor boy was entrapped.
And you know, what kind of judge tries a man for rape?
At some point attacking courts as a convenient target has a toxic effect of decreasing trust—a trust that is generally well deserved in the federal court system. But also a trust absolutely essential to the well working of a society. Just because you don’t always win doesn’t mean the Courts aren’t doing their job.
However, if the Republicans think this crowd is the way to win elections–go ahead. I’m not stepping in the way of a party trying to jump off a cliff.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Congressman Lamar Smith, David C. Gibbs, Esq., attorney for Terri Schiavo’s parents, Chief Justice Roy Moore and former Ambassador Alan Keyes.SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Alan Keyes, Phyllis Schlafly, Tony Perkins, Mike Farris, Howard Phillips, Bill Dannemeyer, Morton Blackwell, Bill Federer, Rick Scarborough, Don Feder, Kay Daly, Janet Folger, Jan LaRue, Tim Lee and Patrick Reilly.
Keyes, Schlafly, Constitution Party loon Howard Phillips, local wingnut Federer and Judge Roy Moore…
Just So I can Say I linked to Derbyshire once
Via Drum
Fun with creationists at the National Review. I bet they get a lot of mail on that one and Derbyshire loses it responding.
The notion of the ID-ers, that you can find Him by staring hard at the gaps in our current scientific understanding, seems to me to be a sort of comic-book metaphysics, betraying a dire lack of imagination, and an utter waste of time.
Well, label me all the above because I’m going to speak up and say the gay agenda-pushers are going way too far when they start putting lesbians and blacks in kid’s cartoons
Strangely enough, kids run into families with two mommies so showing that they exist wouldn’t normally be controversial.
I grew up with a single mother and while I’m the first to admit that isn’t ideal (think about trying to do it all alone amazes me), but it certainly is normal.
What people seem to miss in ranting about the ‘gay agenda’ is that one doesn’t have to approve of the gay relationships, but teaching kids to understand that there are differences in families and you’ll run into those differences is a good thing generally.
There are families in which the wife is subservient to the husband due to religious beliefs. I believe that is wrong and I teach my girls that, but I don’t expect them to be sheltered from such beliefs and I certainly expect them to be tolerant of such relationships. Would I be offended by a cartoon that showed such a family? No. I’d point out to my girls why we don’t believe in women being subservient and let them think about it. It’s called broadening their horizons.
And as I like to point ad naseum to people like Muir, the public opinion polling is pretty murky on same sex relationships. A majority of people oppose same sex marriages, but a majority also supports domestic partnerships.
In more reactionary fun, Muir takes to task a woman who is in a same-sex relationship comparing the qualifications for marriage to that of a drivers license:
This comment is simply another tired ploy by the gay community to liken its cause to the civil rights movement, which is insulting at best and absurd at worst. And let me also say her allegation that individuals have been denied equal rights concerning marriage is unequivocally wrong. […]
(I)t seems that proponents of gay marriage really don’t want equal rights — they already have equal rights just like the rest of us — they want special rights. This argument would be comparable to a 16-year-old screaming discrimination because he or she can’t vote or a 12-year-old claiming their equal rights have been denied because they can’t obtain a driver’s license.
Ummm..no, actually the point of the drivers license is that it is age tested because age is a factor in how well one can operate a motor vehicle.
Now, if one views marriage as only for procreation, then there is an argument against gays and lesbians, but also anyone infertile. Otherwise, whether someone is of the same sex as their partner should have no impact on the state’s interest in extending contractual benefits between two adults. Muir seems to stop the analysis at the point of saying “It’s the law”.
When we discriminate, I’d like to think we do it for cause–something about the identified trait makes it important to exclude someone–such as age and driving. In terms of same sex partnerships or marriage, the question should be is there a compelling state interest to denying such relationships. In this case, the argument appears to be that it makes a majority of people feel icky.
There are others who make the argument that gay marriages destroy straight ones, but there’s little evidence to support such an argument.
I don’t know if Muir is a redneck and I don’t care. I do care that he can barely string an argument together other than to say, the world is eroding because of two bunnies on a children’s cartoon make him feel uncomfortable.
Via Capitol Fax
Fine Moments in Evangelism
In an article on using the Q’ran to evangelize to Muslims this quote shows up:
A Messianic Muslim is an Islamist who has accepted Jesus but refuses to be referred to as a Christian and chooses to stay within the Arab community.
Lots of Arabs in Michigan would find the above a strange sentence. In fact, while a distinct minority, many Arabs in the Middle East would find the above rather bizarre. Why? Think about it.
The Most Amusing Sky Is Falling from the Right
Peter LaBarbera doesn’t disappoint with this communication to his organization concerning SB 3186:
As most of you know, SB 3186 passed both the Senate (30-27-1) and the House (65-51-1). Tragically, many legislators who consider themselves “pro-family” voted for the homosexual/transsexual bill, which now awaits the signature of an eager Gov. Blagojevich (see bottom of this email to contact the governor).
IFI was featured in about a dozen TV and radio newscasts and print media, reminding Illinois citizens of the pitfalls of giving homosexuality and gender confusion protected status in Illinois law.
The debate on SB 3186 was shallow, and only a few legislators stood up on the floor to defend traditional values. Liberal self-righteousness was everywhere on display: one state representative, Lou Lang (D-Skokie), even played theology professor, lecturing people of faith on how the true application of their religion would be to vote FOR the pro-homosexual bill. In the gospel according to Lou, sodomy is a virtue, not a sin.
It seems that for many a rationalizing liberal, supporting homosexuality (“equality for gays and lesbians”) and abortion (“the right to choose”) have become twin articles of faith. They brandish their neo-fundamentalism and neo-compassion with the rigidity of a Wahabi Muslim, even as they pat themselves on the back for being “open minded.”
Perhaps this nation and this state face a bigger problem than a misunderstanding of the “separation of church and state.” Social liberals are attempting to separate God from His natural law, pretending that THEY know better how to order human sexuality than a loving, almighty Creator. Worse yet, they PLAY GOD through the modern horror of legalized abortion.
Invariable, the pro-“gay” and pro-“choice” politicians bend Christianity (or Judaism) to fit their new creed, although they would never admit it. (They’re missing the key to life, which is letting Christianity bend us, not vice versa.) They forget, as we all are prone to forget, that God is not mocked, and that His divine and natural laws are not altered by human formulations. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)
Now back to politics: the good news is that Embryonic Stem Cell Research (HB 3589) did not pass! And due to these two misguided votes on SB 3186, we now have more reasons than ever to fight for a constitutional amendment to permanently protect marriage in Illinois!
Thanks to all of you who contacted your legislators and got involved in the political process. You might want to commend or admonish your legislators for the vote they cast on SB 3186, and store it in your memory for the next election. Click on the links below to see how your senator and representative voted.
Biology, Schmiology
Here in the great state of Misery, we have a one woman assault on biology going on. State Rep Cynthia Davis made the New York Times the other day for sponsoring two bills:
State Representative Cynthia Davis of Missouri prefiled two bills for the next session of the Legislature that she said “reflect what people want.” One would remove the state’s requirement that all forms of contraception and their potential health effects be taught in schools, leaving the focus on abstinence. Another would require publishers that sell biology textbooks to Missouri to include at least one chapter with alternative theories to evolution.
“These are common-sense, grass-roots ideas from the people I represent, and I’d be very surprised if a majority of legislators didn’t feel they were the right solutions to these problems,” Ms. Davis said.
“It’s like when the hijackers took over those four planes on Sept. 11 and took people to a place where they didn’t want to go,” she added. “I think a lot of people feel that liberals have taken our country somewhere we don’t want to go. I think a lot more people realize this is our country and we’re going to take it back.”
The hysterical back story to this is the newly elected Governor actually is for embryonic stem cell research despite his bases strong opposition. The political end of this is that many in the Saint Louis area are trying to turn it into a hub of bioscience since it has a natural position with major research universities, research hospitals, Monsanto and other bioscience tech companies and the Danforth Foundations decision to spend down into biotech.
The bioscience field isn’t going to tolerate bills suggesting evolution isn’t the only commonly accepted scientific explanation for the diversity of life on Earth. You simply cannot produce a workforce that believes in intelligent design or creationism and is up to the challenge of the research.
So read her quote and understand, she thinks the bioscience industry is like the 9-11 hijackers.
I’m sure Barnes Jewish has a nice little padded room for her.
Chick Flicks
Jack Chick has clips of his movie up on his site.
Less than one minute in and Catholic bashing…
I have to get this movie.
In a more traditional vein–Halloween bashing by Chick