Same Sex Showdown

I found myself in one of those situations that I can’t stand this morning- Knowing that I had an unpopular opinion on an issue and being in no mood to argue about it. But the news cycle tosses its debris on its own timetable and I make my living spouting off at the mouth- so there I was.

The Republicans need to rally their base and chose today to open their congressional campaign with debate on a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. I covered that, and the fact that the president was due to add his two cents at an afternoon press conference, on the News Jog. This of course led to a discussion on the topic and I couldn’t help but give my honest opinion, which is that I’m against almost any legislation that tells one group of consenting adults that they don’t have the same rights as another group of consenting adults.

I don’t really think it’s a very important issue right now. But when asked my opinion I’ll give it. I don’t mind sporting the occasional unpopular point of view but I was in no mood to deal with the inevitable tidal wave of perverse logic that flies into my grill every time I speak my mind on this one.

Let’s see if I can shoo away some of the nonsense disguised as argument that was heaved at me this morning:

1.)
Would I allow my children to be cared for at a Day Care Center run by gay couples?

I honestly don’t understand the relevance of this question, but what the hell… The answer is no. The answer is no because I have certain prejudices about grown men supervising pre-school children. Although it’s alright for me to make personal decisions based on my prejudices, I don’t have any right to compel others to share them by force of law.

2.)
Do I think its okay for siblings to marry?

No. The reproductive defects of inter-family marriage have been well established- just look at the English royal family for Christ’s sake. And don’t come at me with the potential social ills of gay marriages. Medical science enjoys a validity that simply isn’t found in the social sciences.

3.)
Is it okay for necrophilia fans to marry the dead, or for human beings to marry animals?

No it’s not okay to have sex with or marry any entity that cannot consent to that marriage. This includes the dead, the undead, barnyard animals, and any other human being below the age of consent.

All that being said- I do agree with the Republican notion that these things should be decided by the people, at the ballot box, and not by radical justices on the courts… so I have a compromise. Let’s let the people decide the issue of gay marriage right after we allow them to vote on a woman’s right to an abortion.

It’s only fair.