Not only did Gov. Perry flagrantry thumb his nose at the government standard of the seperation of church and state by signing two extremely theocratic and improper pieces of legislature into law at a CHRISTIAN school yesterday, he also told people who don't agree with the all-but-instituted constitutional amendment banning gay marriage (and any contract or union remotely resembling the same rights as marriage) to get out of the state.
"Texans have made a decision about marriage and if there is some other state that has a more lenient view than Texas then maybe that's a better place for them to live."- Gov. Rick Perry
Wow. So much for southern hospitality.
I mean, I knew he was an anti-gay bigot throw-back to the dark ages of leeches and slavery, but the man's audacity at flaunting his archaic views knows no depths. You know what? The scary thing is, Texas is a microcosm of the rest of the nation in most cases. It has always been a political barometer, and now that it has finally jumped on the marriage amendment bandwagon of hate, I wouldn't be surprised to see the anti-gay backlash start to regain momentum. Of course, California has also been a social-political leader and they are considering becoming the second state to legalize same-sex marriage; however, that's not to say there aren't close-minded hate mongers that are fighting viciously to deny this basic right in its government, too.
What's really sad is how much attention Gov. Dick et al. have devoted to hate at the expense of health care and education. Texas legislators and the governor allowed the session to end without remedying serious problems in our healthcare or fixing the public education financing/property tax crisis. No. They were too busy saving fetuses and spreading hate. Reminds me of the "Great South" of the `50's and `60's, when the attitude of governors and legislators toward racial minorities was, if you don't like living down here, then go live with the damn yankees up north where you're wanted. I'd love to see one single legislator say that today and get away with it . . . oh . . . wait . . . we just did, it just wasn't about African-Amercans, so I guess that means it doesn't count. After all, fags and dykes ain't real people anyway.
However, I must correct Parry's assertion. The "people" of the state have not yet spoken on the issue, the legislators have. If the people of Texas make it known in November that they feel the same way, then they can keep this sweltering little piece of godforsaken shit-hell on earth. Frankly, I'm growing tired of trying to make people accept my existence by leaving me and mine the fuck alone.
What's really sad is how much attention Gov. Dick et al. have devoted to hate at the expense of health care and education. Texas legislators and the governor allowed the session to end without remedying serious problems in our healthcare or fixing the public education financing/property tax crisis. No. They were too busy saving fetuses and spreading hate. Reminds me of the "Great South" of the `50's and `60's, when the attitude of governors and legislators toward racial minorities was, if you don't like living down here, then go live with the damn yankees up north where you're wanted. I'd love to see one single legislator say that today and get away with it . . . oh . . . wait . . . we just did, it just wasn't about African-Amercans, so I guess that means it doesn't count. After all, fags and dykes ain't real people anyway.
However, I must correct Parry's assertion. The "people" of the state have not yet spoken on the issue, the legislators have. If the people of Texas make it known in November that they feel the same way, then they can keep this sweltering little piece of godforsaken shit-hell on earth. Frankly, I'm growing tired of trying to make people accept my existence by leaving me and mine the fuck alone.
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