Democrats Outmaneuver GOP To Kill Maryland Anti-Gay Amendment (Yes!)

[LiberalGuy000]

by Tom Stuckey, Associated Press
Posted: February 2, 2006 - 7:00 pm ET

(Annapolis, Maryland) A proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Maryland died in a House committee today after a day of rancorous debate between Democrats and Republicans on what has become the most emotionally charged issue of the 2006 General Assembly session.

Republican proponents of the amendment said they do not plan to give up and are exploring options to get the bill up for debate by the full House of Delegates.

The amendment, which originally banned same-sex marriages and civil unions, was rejected on a unanimous vote in the Judiciary Committee after Democrats narrowly amended it so it would define marriage as a union of one man and one woman but also allow civil unions with all the rights of marriage.

"We will not give up this fight," Del. Christopher Shank, R-Washington, said after the Judiciary Committee vote.

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/02/020206maryland.htm

[DBoon]

1. Legally, marriage is a contract

Outlawing gay marraige restricts the right to contract, one of the fundamental rights of any capitalist economic system.

Why do Republicans hate capitalism?

[UrbScotty]

2. "Why do Republicans hate capitalism?" EXCELLENT point.

Send that to Howard Dean.

Not that anyone else will use it, but hey...

[fearnobush]

5. Because Republicans are Fascists, they want to control all aspects

of our lives. In order to do that, they have to manipulate society with a book full of bogus and trumpted up fake values like being against a legal living contract for gays or spending billions on tyrant style wars. Propaganda campaigns like this stur up hate among the sheeple, causing them to vote for hate. If this is not enough, then they throw in a little Terry Schivo and run away bride thus giving the Rethugs and there corporate dogs victory. However, if the bogus wedge issues and wars don't work, they now have Diebold and the Help America Vote Act to fall back on as we have see all to well lately.

[alphafemale]

3. And a contract legal in one state is binding in ALL states.

Per the Constitution.

This is why they want an amendment to the constitution.

[Che_Nuevara]

7. good point (n/t)

[fakeshemp]

6. Ha! Excellent point!

:applause:

[drduffy]

4. Republicans are anti-American

anti-constitution, anti-Bill of Rights, anti-equal justice and rights under the law.

They really do make me want to puke.

[dusty64]

8. Good news

for a change. We must be forever vigilant, one things for sure, these fascist assholes NEVER give up and neither can we. It gets exhausting fighting the same battles over and over and over and over.