I’m really happy about the Iowa court decision. Unfortunately, it probably means wingnuts in our own Missouri legislature will spend more time foaming at the mouth about “Teh Gay”, and we’ll see even less work done on important stuff like jobs and the economy.
Deep Thought
03 Friday Apr 2009
Posted in Uncategorized
I don’t think it’s good to have steps forward, even if it supposedly invites backlash. For all the harm that the Republican ascendancy has done, fueled by a takeover of the previously Democratic South, I wouldn’t trade it for a reversal of the court decisions and Congressional legislation that ended segregation and paved the way for Nixon, Reagan, Gingrich, and Bush.
One of the reasons why the most Democratic age cohort is the 20-30 age group is because of social issues like recognizing homosexual relations.
Of course, there will be a backlash in Missouri, but it will only serve to alienate future voters even more.
when I was in college it was far more basic; worry about coming out of the closet (or being outed) and facing employment discrimination and social harassment was the issue for my gay and lesbian friends. From that perspective, even back-lash about same-sex marriage (while excreable) is a big step forward. And recognition of same by a mid-western state would have been inconceivable.
putting up a 50 foot wall on the Iowa/Missouri border?