Will you tentatively marry me?
Massachusetts is the center of the sexual universe! The Massachusetts State Legislature is mulling an amendment to the state constitution that would define "marriage" as that between a man and a woman, yet allow civil unions. In other words legislators are voting on semantics. There is no word on whether they have yet to consider hermaphrodites as part of the definition, or those who have had to have genitalia removed.
The legislators are currently working on the wording of their proposed amendment. If it passes the legislature in two consecutive sessions it then goes to the voters in 2006. Verbal Jazz would vote against amending the constitution and allow for gay marriage with the hope that I would be invited to a few. Verbal Jazz is all about personal choice: that's why they call it "Freedom." If state legislatures continue to mull marriage semantics at this rate, we may soon be only allowed to married once there is a child in the picture, thus ensuring that every child be conceived outside the bonds of holy matrimony.
Law of unintended consequences
Senator Kerry (you know the guy with the most delegates in the Democratic nomination so far) probably wishes the gay marriage issue came up after the General Election in November. It looks like the Republicans are going to focus on "moral issues" (think: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God") and their cute little "war on terror" while Kerry has to defend his home state without saying he is for gay marriage. Straight shooting does not typically win elections: it gets you a lot of good press, then a lot of bad press (see: Dean, Howard; McCain, John).
It also gives Governor Glove (Mitt Romney, get it?) a step up in the national Republican party. The Salt Lake City Olympics did that, as well. But Mitt gets to go hardcore against those loony lefties in Massachusetts: gay marriage, death penalty, big dig, Mass Pike. Yawn.
Future generations will probably look back on the rancor of the gay marriage debate and wonder what is the big deal about Harry having two mommies who can visit each other in the hospital or provide child support. Hindsight always provides focus.
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Massachusetts is the center of the sexual universe! The Massachusetts State Legislature is mulling an amendment to the state constitution that would define "marriage" as that between a man and a woman, yet allow civil unions. In other words legislators are voting on semantics. There is no word on whether they have yet to consider hermaphrodites as part of the definition, or those who have had to have genitalia removed.
The legislators are currently working on the wording of their proposed amendment. If it passes the legislature in two consecutive sessions it then goes to the voters in 2006. Verbal Jazz would vote against amending the constitution and allow for gay marriage with the hope that I would be invited to a few. Verbal Jazz is all about personal choice: that's why they call it "Freedom." If state legislatures continue to mull marriage semantics at this rate, we may soon be only allowed to married once there is a child in the picture, thus ensuring that every child be conceived outside the bonds of holy matrimony.
Law of unintended consequences
Senator Kerry (you know the guy with the most delegates in the Democratic nomination so far) probably wishes the gay marriage issue came up after the General Election in November. It looks like the Republicans are going to focus on "moral issues" (think: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God") and their cute little "war on terror" while Kerry has to defend his home state without saying he is for gay marriage. Straight shooting does not typically win elections: it gets you a lot of good press, then a lot of bad press (see: Dean, Howard; McCain, John).
It also gives Governor Glove (Mitt Romney, get it?) a step up in the national Republican party. The Salt Lake City Olympics did that, as well. But Mitt gets to go hardcore against those loony lefties in Massachusetts: gay marriage, death penalty, big dig, Mass Pike. Yawn.
Future generations will probably look back on the rancor of the gay marriage debate and wonder what is the big deal about Harry having two mommies who can visit each other in the hospital or provide child support. Hindsight always provides focus.
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