I receive daily messages from Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council, a Christian group “dedicated to the promotion of marriage and family and the sanctity of human life in national policy”. Or in my interpretation a Republican front group designed to distract the gullible with fear of gay marriage and the like so that they will vote against their own economic interests and support the Republican pro-corporate agenda. Usually these days they are ranting about how gay marriage and the Obama Administration are destroying the world. I subscribe to the newsletter because it helps me keep track of the mischief of the wingnuts. Today’s issue was particularly mean-spirited:
Immigration Law: Leahy’s Passport to Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
Under its cheery name, The Uniting American Families Act, lies yet another attack on marriage at the expense of U.S. taxpayers. As part of the movement to give same-sex partners special privileges, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a bill, S. 424, to allow any gay or lesbian foreigner who is currently dating an American to immigrate to the U.S. on the same basis as foreign spouses. Like a married couple, these homosexuals would be eligible for “permanent resident status” under the current immigration law.Although Leahy frames the policy as an anti-discrimination measure, the truth is, this weakens our federal law and chips away at the unique status of marriage. For the federal government to recognize homosexual pairs in any way, shape, or form is a violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). If the liberal leadership wants to repeal DOMA, then they should do so with a recorded vote of Congress–not let it just die of a thousand cuts.
“Homosexual pairs”? These are human beings you ass.
This is just plain inhuman. Telling people that they can’t marry then telling them they can’t be together because they’re not married. Tony Perkins is just plain evil.
And of course we can’t expect any help from our own Congressman Roskam. Roskam has already shown himself to be an opponent of equality for LGBT people. Don’t expect his vote if S.424 makes it to the House.
So, Tony Perkins, this video is for you (Hat tip to Turning Left and to the video’s creators. It is really cute).
Fuck you, Tony. And Fuck you, Peter for your votes on ENDA and hate crimes.
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The bill in the House is H.R.1024.
Everyone, please read Immigration Equality’s advocacy kit that includes how a bill is even passed and eventually signed into law. It is a great refresher from your US Civics classes.
http://www.immigrationequality.org/uploadedfiles/UAFA_AdvocacyKit.pdf
Let’s hope UAFA passes!