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Hoist on their own petard  [message #40946] Fri, 09 February 2007 04:30 Go to next message
JFR is currently offline  JFR

On fire!
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This is from "New Jersey Lawyer," a weekly publication of the NJ State Bar Association:

WASHINGTON BILL TAKES GAY-MARRIAGE OPPONENTS AT THEIR WORD

A foolish consistency no longer is just the hobgoblin of small minds; now it's also the sword of gay rights. Last year the Washington state Supreme Court ruled the legislature could ban gay marriage because it has a legitimate interest in preserving marriage as a vessel for procreation. OK, gay rights advocates say, then put your mommy where your mouth is. They've succeeded in launching an initiative to annul all marriages that don't produce children within three years and to criminalize the receipt of legal benefits by those partners whose marriage has been annulled. If it receives 224,800 signatures by July 6, it will be on the ballot in November. 2-8-07



The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
Re: Hoist on their own petard  [message #40953 is a reply to message #40946] Fri, 09 February 2007 14:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Brilliant idea!
Pure and simple logic!
Re: Hoist on their own petard  [message #40954 is a reply to message #40946] Fri, 09 February 2007 15:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Needs to get a life!

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Is there a link to sign?



Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
Re: Hoist on their own petard  [message #40955 is a reply to message #40946] Fri, 09 February 2007 19:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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HA! brilliant!!!



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Re: Hoist on their own petard  [message #40958 is a reply to message #40954] Sat, 10 February 2007 02:00 Go to previous message
E.J. is currently offline  E.J.

Really getting into it
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I think you have to be a registered voter in Washington State in order to sign the petition.



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