Still More from the Mailbag.
Seitan has been simply barraged with letters lately, but he enjoys every one. The first one is from TheRadicalRealist regarding Gay Panic Defense for Lawrence King’s Killer.
Oh dear zeus. This is disgusting. Disgusting. The stupidity of this bigoted, maniacal child’s defense is so overwhelming I cannot describe it. Ugh. If that phony defense is accepted by the judge, I am going to vomit. That child needs to be prosecuted as what he is- a cold-blooded killer. Any less is an injustice.
I’ve made my thoughts clear before and I agree completely. Now all there is to do is wait and see how the case goes.
Next up is Lesbilicious who commented on Sally Kern Makes me Laugh.
Of course we have an agenda! item 1: challenge homophobia. item 2: gain equal rights. any other business? laugh at sally kern.
Funny how they consider that an agenda, but when it comes to the RRRW having equal rights is just considered proper, and challenging bigotry is called “fighting persecution”. What’s up with that?
Now from Conservative Hawk regarding Same Sex Marriage Legal in California
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I do take issue with the negative characterization of “the right” and “conniving to overturn it.”
I am a conservative and consider myself to be on the “right”, yet I am opposed to amending the U.S. Constitution to prohibit same sex marriage. This is an issue that belongs in the hands of the people or of the legislature…NOT IN THE HANDS OF 4 lawyers in black robes. They WAY overstepped their powers and usurped powers properly belonging to the people and the legislature. If it is not the will of the people to ban same sex marriage, then there is nothing to be concerned about. In Illinois, we had a group that attempted to get a ballot proposition to do just that. It never made it to election day, but if it had, I would have voted against it. Imagine that, an evil right wing extremist conservative supporting gay rights. Anyway, I have gone on too long now, so Congrats on your upcoming wedding. I wish you and yours the best of luck for a long and happy life together.
Thank you very much for your congratulations, I do appreciate them. And I realize that some of my comments here can sound negative to others. That stems from the frustration of decades of fighting against others for the rights they take for granted, and feel they have the right to deny me and countless others for arbitrary reasons.
You may not be aware but the legislature of California twice vote to legalize same-sex marriage, first in 2005 then again in 2007 . Both times Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill. Now that the Supreme Court has rendered its decision the Governor seems to have had a change of mind (or heart) and has stated that he won’t support an amendment to the state constitution. According to news reports his position has been rather “confusing”:
But Suffredini said the governor’s statements on marriage have often “been very confusing.” Schwarzenegger has sometimes said he stands behind the voters’ decision to prohibit same-sex marriage with Proposition 22, and at other times the governor said the matter should be left to the courts, she said.
Confusing is an understatement. It might be time to get the governor a pair of flip-flops.
At any rate, the decision of the Supreme Court backs what the legislature did twice. And the legislature is the elected body that acts on behalf of the voters so in a very real way the voters have, through their elected officials, twice legalized same-sex marriage in California. While some don’t like that idea and never will it’s still the case.
Furthermore I’m sure I don’t have to tell you about Tyranny of the Majority, and that is exactly what is occurring across America with the bans on same-sex marriage. A minority, gay people, are being denied equal rights by the majority, and it’s being done based almost entirely on the religious beliefs of that majority. What happened to Separation of Church and State?
I’m an atheist (obviously) and have serious qualms about religion and its effects on individuals and society. Nonetheless I’d never attempt to have religion abolished or the civil rights of religious individuals taken away. I used to be a Christian, but even if I hadn’t I don’t imagine I’d be interested in depriving others of their right to practice religion. I merely fight to ensure that the rights of myself and others are not unfairly impinged upon. That seems to be an unending battle, unfortunately.
I commend you for your willingness to vote against a ballot initiative such as the one that we’re facing in November. Few self-described Conservatives would do so. Even some so-called Liberals wouldn’t do it, and some are threatening not to if they’re not assured we’ll vote for their candidate of choice–but that’s another story.
Finally, one more from Conservative Hawk, regarding Sally Kern Makes Me Laugh:
On my blog, I offer equal time to opposing arguments and I hope you do as well.
On your story about Rep. Sally Kern, you laugh at her for claiming something about a “homosexual agenda” and then say you don’t have an agenda. I think you lose your case by the fact that your blog is entitled the “Gaytheist Agenda”.
Now I don’t for a minute believe the homosexual community has an “agenda”, but there is no arguing that the so-called activist groups absolutely have an agenda.
I chose the name of my blog as a joke, a parody of sorts. I’m both a lesbian and an atheist which makes me, as some call it, a gaytheist, that being a combination of gay and atheist. And since we’re always being accused of having some nefarious agenda I figured, what the hey? Why not call the blog The Gaytheist Agenda?
LGBT people, including the “activist groups” (radical and militant ones included–though to some people any LGBT person who sticks up for themselves falls into the radical/militant category) are seeking equal rights and protections under the law. Nothing more, nothing less. If that qualifies as an agenda then it qualifies as an agenda for every other group or individual that seeks or demands their rights in any way, shape or form. So does every single individual and group have an agenda, or is the Homosexual Agenda a fabrication of people who don’t want LGBT people to have equality?
Well, that’s it for this edition of the mailbag. Keep them coming and I’ll continue to read them, after Seitan gets done with them that is.
