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GOP controlled House will read US Constitution aloud
Image via WikipediaTwo new rules will give Constitution a starring role in GOP-controlled House: "When Republicans take over the House next week, they will do something that apparently has never been done before in the chamber's 221-year history:" They will read the US Constitution aloud.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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Oh No Homo: How John Boehner and the New Republican Majority Will Do to Gays What They Wish We’d Stop Doing to Each Other « The Busy Signal
Image via WikipediaFrom The Busy Signal:One of the most frustrating pieces of this issue is that a complete repeal of DADT requires a full repeal of DOMA. The latter bill, signed by Clinton in 1996, states that no individual state is required to recognize a legally performed same-sex union from another state, and defines marriage- for federal purposes- as a union between one man and one woman. The latter stipulation here precludes the United States Military from recognizing same-sex unions of soldiers, and therefore precludes same-sex partners from receiving health and/or survivor benefits, on-base living arrangements, and perhaps worst of all, means that the Military is under no obligation to notify same-sex partners of the deaths of servicemembers. For all the talk about marriage being a state’s issue, DOMA illustrates that, to the contrary, this is a federal issue. Even though full marriage equality exists in five states (NH, MA, CT, IA, VT), no other state is required to acknowledge these unions, and even legally married couples living in one of these states are not entitled to federal marriage benefits; they must, for example, file separate income taxes. . . In the past three sessions of Congress, John Boehner has received a zero rating from the Human Rights Campaign, which rates politicians based on their support for LGBT issues. Though Bill Clinton and seven of DOMA’s original supporters now support repeal, it looks unlikely in Boehner’s House. The new GOP majority in the House has a disturbing track record on our issues. I have no doubt they are prepared to block any legislation that would repeal or roll back DADT or DOMA. Boehner seems to determined to block every progressive measure Obama and the democrats introduce. His comments include:
“This is not a time for compromise, and I can tell you that we will not compromise on our principles.” He said he would work with Obama “to the extent the president wants to work with us, in terms of our goals,” and “We’d welcome his involvement.” Most disturbingly, Boehner promised this of Obama’s agenda: “We’re going to do everything — and I mean everything we can do — to kill it, stop it, slow it down, whatever we can.”
This does not bode well for the “gay agenda.”
Oh No Homo: How John Boehner and the New Republican Majority Will Do to Gays What They Wish We’d Stop Doing to Each Other « The Busy Signal
Friday, November 12, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Prediction: Gays will regret voting GOP to spite Obama
Because Obama dragged his feet on some issues, did we need to vote in agents of regression???
". . . because the election centered around jobs and economy, Denis Dison of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund anticipated that many LGBT Americans would be in for a surprise.
“I think a lot of people will wake up on Wednesday morning and say, ‘Oh, my God, we’re going to be in the desert for a little while,’” said Dison, director of communications.
Dison said it was tactically brilliant for the Tea Party movement and Republicans to steer clear of social-issue discussions such as gay rights and abortion because many of their candidates trend so far to the right of the nation as a whole.
“I think there will be a rude awakening at some point,” Dison said. “I understand that people are so fed up with unemployment and joblessness, but a lot of candidates will have been elected that do not reflect mainstream American values when it come to LGBT equality.”. . . Source:The Advocate
In the wake of the seismic change brought about by Election Day results on Tuesday, supporters of LGBT rights are making new plans to advance their agenda in Congress as many signature bills now seem out of reach.
On Tuesday, the Republicans swept back into power by winning a majority of seats in the U.S. House and by shrinking the Democratic majority in the Senate.
CNN on Wednesday projected the GOP will take control of the U.S. House in the 112th Congress by winning at least 60 seats in the election — far more than the 39 seats the party needed to take control of the chamber.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), who was given a score of “0″ on the Human Rights Campaign’s most recent congressional scorecard, will likely replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in that role when Republicans come into power in the next Congress.http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/11/03/election-results-put-lgbt-advocates-back-on-defense/ And already, Tony Perkins is gloating: From Joe.My.God:"Writes distraught liberal blogger, Will Neville: 'Two years from now, we will look back on November 2, 2010, as the day that far-right Republicans ushered in the most anti-choice, anti-sex ed, anti-LGBT, anti-family planning Congress in our nation's history.' We certainly hope so!
"Seventy-four judges were up for retention in Iowa--and only the three who imposed same-sex 'marriage' on the state are now unemployed. Coincidence? Of the Maine legislators who redefined marriage in 2009, 22 woke up Wednesday morning without jobs. In at least six state legislatures, where a push for same-sex 'marriage' was imminent, Democrats lost their majorities. Say what you will about these midterm elections. But the message to politicians and judges is that there is a political price to pay for imposing a pro-homosexual agenda on people without their consent." - Family Research Council executive director Tony Perkins.
Nevertheless, this rationalization comes from Slog the Stranger: Let me be clear: gay people who vote for Republicans need to have their heads examined. And, as I said after the presidential election in 2008, the difference in the gay vote for Kerry in 2004 and the gay vote for Obama in 2008 is a rough measure of just how many rabid gay racists are out and out there. In 2004 77% of the gays voted for Kerry; in 2008 70% of the gays voted for Obama. Only racial animus can explain the gay votes that the McCain/Palin ticket picked up. But if we're not going to see any progress on LGBT civil rights under Democrats—despite the promises and once-large-but-now-just-a-memory majorities—a significant chunk of gay voters are going to give up on the Dems and vote their economic self-interest, or vote Republican, because...
to which this reasonable, I think, poster retorts:
"Yeah, thanks for all the work done by people like you on the left to drive down Dem voter enthusiasm. Best of luck with the total lack of regress you assure we'll see under our new teabagger legislators."
And finally, from Religion Dispatches:
Despite the wins, however, progress on measures near and dear to the hearts of LGBT Americans now may be dead on arrival with many newly elected anti-gay Tea Party backed candidates like Rand Paul and Pat Toomey preparing to take their seats in the Senate.
And finally, from Religion Dispatches:
Despite the wins, however, progress on measures near and dear to the hearts of LGBT Americans now may be dead on arrival with many newly elected anti-gay Tea Party backed candidates like Rand Paul and Pat Toomey preparing to take their seats in the Senate.
Advocates on both sides of the aisle almost uniformly agreed that the large agenda items such as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Defense of Marriage Act repeal, and passing domestic partner benefits for government employees would be nonstarters in the 112th Congress. But most also agreed that "don't ask, don't tell" repeal might still garner bipartisan support.
The only gay people who seem to be happy with the results are the gay Republicans over at GOProud. Christopher Barron, chairman of the Board of GOProud said the LGBT community should see the opportunities for economic equality that a Republican majority in the House could bring.
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