Republicans and the "sanctity of marriage"

[The_Mule]

I'm sorry to start another thread related to Terri Schiavo, especially for my first one. However, something has occurred to me that I don't think many have said. Here goes...

The republicans made the sanctity of marriage a big deal in last November's election. While they were mainly focused on preventing same-sex marriages, there were some talking about how special the bond is between husband and wife. Take, for example, Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, who turned his marriage into a special "covenant marriage".
http://www.arkansas.gov/governor/programs/covenant_marriage.html

So, there has been a lot of lip service paid to how special marriage is, something I happen to agree upon (but not on the freaky covenant marriage stuff - I think all marriages are created equal). Michael Schiavo is Terri's husband and the bond between them is supposedly one of the most special ones that can be made. The republicans claim that this gives the spouse special rights, both legally and spiritually ("The two shall become one flesh"). It is hypocritical for the republicans to turn around and say that a husband does not have the right and responsibility to decide what is best for his wife when she can no longer decide for herself.

[Maddy McCall]

1. Michael didn't make the decision to remove the tube.

The courts of the State of Florida made the decision, based on the evidence presented by Michael.

But I agree on your point.

[The_Mule]

2. Point taken on the semantics

Of course in a case like this the state court system is involved. "Rule of law" was an old republican idea as well. There's so much hypocrisy, that I just wanted to focus on the marriage issue.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Yep

They just don't want to recognzie the marriage and the law. A lot of repukes have said to me that he was no longer her husband when he began seeing the other woman even though by law he is still her husband and that is what counts. Of course the hypocriacy is so disgusting.

[The_Mule]

6. The hypocrisy gets more and more obvious.

This most recent scenario will be plainly obvious as a political ploy to the general public. Most will be disgusted by the intervening of government into our personal lives. Some will awaken to the loss of checks and balances due to the republican power grab.

I think this can really turn the tide for us if we use it correctly.

[libhill]

3. The Repukes

have been hypocrites for years - but the general public is too fucking stupid to notice. It should be pretty obvious to all that Repukes blow with the wind, just whatever they think will "Play in Peoria".

[The_Mule]

5. I really do believe that this is the issue that can expose them...

for what they really are. If the democratics are smart, they will turn the tables on the republicans and call them on all their hypocrisy concerning an emotional issue like marriage. We have the chance to remove some of the wedge issues, if we play our cards right. I think the public is ready.