Anything special about June 5th? Wedding month?

Frist says that's the day he'll bring an anti-gay marriage amendment to the U.S. Constitution up for a vote in the Senate.

Crap like this scares me to death.

Hmm, did he send the gays a meeting announcement on Outlook? Sometimes I just click "accept" on those things without really looking at it - then I'm surprised when something shows up on my calendar that I never knew about! This may be a good way to coordinate with the gays for the attack.

I'm for an anti-marriage ammendment. Not just prohibiting future marriages, but dissolving all extant ones, at least in the eyes of the state. Why? Because fuck 'em, that's why.

Interestingly, I got a survey from Frist's office in the snail mail just now. Sent to me, and I quote, "with careful consideration of those who are most active in their support of President Bush and the Republican Party"

I'm not a Republican.
I have never actively supported President Bush.
I may have once supported the Republican party, but it was a long time ago, and I never did it actively.
\/\/hateva, Bill! \/\/hateva!

Question number 4: "Should Congress continue to pursue a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage as the union of a man and a woman?"

I'm gonna fuck this survey UP. Righteous!

"Should Congress continue to pursue a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage as the union of a man and a woman?"

This wording is so fucking infuriating. Shouldn't it be difficult to sleep at night when you can't even put the goal of your Amendment in writing?

I realize that it is usually written as "protect marriage as the ONLY the union of one and one woman", but even that seems to come at the issue from oblique angle.

"protect marriage as ONLY the union of one man and one woman"

Christ, maybe there should be an amendment to deny my right to make typos on the internet.

I'd like to kill him. I could cheerfully eviscerate him with a rusty straight razor. He deserves it, the worthless piece of shit asshole. I'd like to strangle him and then shit in his lifeless mouth.

Question number 5: "Should Congress continue to pursue films about traditional cowboy relationships? And shouldn't Anne Hathaway be required by law to show her boobs in every movie she stars in--even if it has the word 'Princess' in the title?"

for them every day is a good day to bash us...i wish people were smart enough to realize they're focusing on us instead of all the million real issues needing attention.

Who can blame us? You're all so fucking adorable!

Anne Hathaway is perfection.

amberglow: sadly, I don't think they're actually focused on the gay community.

I think they make a public spectacle of that to get the hate vote, the "morals" vote, and to distract from their real plans.

This deficit isn't accidental, nor are the continuing tax cuts. I truly believe that they're implementing the long-discussed small government idea, where you purposefully overspend, and undertax, for such a long time that the only way to recover is to slash government services to nothing.

I know that, and you do, but why does 40% of the voting pop not? Why are they so easily swayed by nonsense like this, when their lives are never improved by the GOP, unless they're already rich and connected?

I get stupid email from Newsmax and it's usually about how Hillary's evil and a lesbian and a murderer, with tips on how to get rich. (it's very 90s retro)

amberglow: I wish I knew how to let all those people know that:

a) republicans don't actually care about their issues (if they thought they could permanently end abortion and homosexuality, they wouldn't bother with the fight. They're good political fodder simply because they'll never, ever end.)

b) voting republican won't make you rich. socialist policies won't make you rich either, but they'll make sure that you don't die terribly poor.

c) you won't care about these tax cuts if you get rich anyway. If you're taking home $300k/yr, your life won't be drastically improved (or changed in any noticeable fashion whatsoever) if you suddenly have $310 or $320 instead. I'd venture to say that even a bump to $400 would have only minor effects, unless you're very, very bad with money.