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"The federal government is trying to act to create moral standards, and that's just not acceptable," Bell said.
“This bill is retreading very well-established precedent here. In 1869, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Texas v. White that no, Texas does may not ignore federal law whenever it wants,” Williams said. “Beyond it ignoring federal law, it would actually punish state employees who follow the law.”
Oh, there you go, that will work, well done, boy genius! If the goldarn fedrul gummit (pew pew pew!)* says we gotta change our laws so some ho-mo-Tex-i-can can marry some big city feller name-a Brandon or Derek, not on my watch boy howdy! I’ll make sure I ruint the career and livelihood of any employee who thinks the gummit of the US and A is higher than the laws of Texas and Cecil Bell, Jr.! And oh, now yew gon take me to court? Tricked ya ‘gin, ya wiseass libtard. My bill gets rid-a courts altogether! Can’t sue, can’t do ‘nothin! I’m Cecil. Cecil Bell, Jr. But my momma calls me “Tiny.” You can call me that if you like. “Texas Justice” will be back after these messages!
Read more at wonkette.com...
originally posted by: sdcigarpig
... my hope is that the LGBT community sues him and all of the legislators who voted for this
The other three anti-LGBT proposals target municipal nondiscrimination ordinances. Two are resolutions, HJR 55 and SJR 10, that would enshrine a “license to discriminate” against LGBT people in the Texas Constitution. The third, which has not yet been introduced, would prohibit cities from enacting LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances and nullify those that have already been passed.
On the bright side, at least 15 pro-equality measures have been introduced. They range from legislation to repeal Texas’ same-sex marriage bans to bills that would remove the state’s unconstitutional sodomy law from the books.
As the session nears its third week, here’s a rundown of LGBT-related legislation that’s been introduced thus far.
In one last, pathetic, legislative gasp against marriage equality, lawmakers in South Carolina and Texas have introduced bills that would revoke the salaries of state employees who issue or recognize same-sex marriage licenses.
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Even though we already knew these bills were unconstitutional, it's still reassuring to hear experts confirm that Bell and Chumney won't be able to deprive any gays of their wedding cake. After all, it's been obvious since our first post about Bell last week that he's a fan of the stuff, and now we've uncovered even more evidence from his Facebook page showing that when it comes to anti-gay wingnuts, he really takes the cake:
originally posted by: Undergroundman04
Homesexuality is slowly becoming more popular and accepted in society (how weird it may sounds).
Besides homosexuality supports the destruction of masculinity in society which is NEEDED in this world desperately.
originally posted by: Undergroundman04
Quite honestly I think it is just a matter of time, before it gets accepted.
Homesexuality is slowly becoming more popular and accepted in society (how weird it may sounds).
Besides homosexuality supports the destruction of masculinity in society which is NEEDED in this world desperately.
originally posted by: Annee
Personally, I'd say the NEED for macho men no longer exists on a large scale.
Masculinity (also called manliness or manhood) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with boys and men. Masculinity is socially constructed, but made up of both socially-defined and biologically-created factors. This makes it distinct from the definition of the biological male sex, as both men and women can exhibit masculine traits and behaviors.
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Machismo is the sense of being macho or "manly," the concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride... the supreme valuation of characteristics culturally associated with the masculine and a denigration of characteristics associated with the feminine." It is associated with "a man’s responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family."
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: Annee
Personally, I'd say the NEED for macho men no longer exists on a large scale.
Ah! I see. Machismo is very different from masculinity to me.
Masculinity (also called manliness or manhood) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with boys and men. Masculinity is socially constructed, but made up of both socially-defined and biologically-created factors. This makes it distinct from the definition of the biological male sex, as both men and women can exhibit masculine traits and behaviors.
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Machismo is the sense of being macho or "manly," the concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride... the supreme valuation of characteristics culturally associated with the masculine and a denigration of characteristics associated with the feminine." It is associated with "a man’s responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family."
Both from Wikipedia
originally posted by: sdcigarpig
a reply to: Annee
I am surprised that the various state governments have not been paying attention to what all has been going on or how the court has been ruling. In the past, the US Supreme court has been refusing to grant stays or hear challenges when the federal courts have joined and have the same opinion and rulings.
With Stay Denied, Alabama Couples Could Marry Next Week
Unless the U.S. Supreme Court grants the state's request for a stay, same-sex couples in Alabama can start marrying February 9.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this morning rejected a request from Alabama to extend a hold placed on a federal ruling that would establish marriage equality in the state, leaving Republican leadership with only one option to delay the arrival of the freedom to marry. www.advocate.com...
originally posted by: Ploutonas
So plz all of you, justify me why you want to get officially married with same sex.
People get married mainly because
1) to make children
2) their children to take care of them when they grow up and become elders.
3) and for the bucks, heritage
if you love your partner, you can make a symbolic marriage in your home, doesnt have to be official.
Official marriage is about interest, about someone's wealth and I am against it.
now if this societies allow same sex marriege, it will explode.
There are many countries very antigay and many countries who have lots of freedom and things that not even str8 people have.