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Journal WolfElvendar's Journal: Senators unite (in idiocy and bad manners) 11

Journal by WolfElvendar
Yea, I knew I said I wouldn't do it, but this one is not quite as bad.

Ok, It is confirmed, both of my senators are either not listening to me at all when I write, or are just plain stupid! I wrote a while back concerning a bill in committee. The bill would allow congress to overturn a Supreme court decision with a 2/3 vote, thus totally screwing over the system of checks and balances. It was introduced because of the outrage of many senators at the Mass court ruling it was unconstitutional to prevent gay marriage, however I wasn't even making a statement about gay marriages at all, just that the bill was unconstitutional and needed to be quashed as quick as possible. (ok, so I was little more elegant in my letters to the senators.)

Both of my senators, yes that is right, BOTH, sent me a letter that basically stated, thank you for sending a letter stating your concerns about the issue of marriage and the marriage amendment. WTF?!?!? I did not do any such thing. Can you or your employees read at all?!?! If I wanted to write a letter about the "historical definition of marriage" (Sen. George Allen) I would have, but I didn't. I said that the congress should not pass a bill that would screw the constitution once again, and blow to hell the checks that keep you stupid Senators from over stepping your bounds.

So I sat here and went through both of these letters about how they did not support gay marriage and would do all they can to stop this. I also read about how Sen. John Warner cosponsored a bill that HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW that will allow a state to NOT RECOGNISE a gay marriage, even if the state they married in did (PL:104-199). The new law also defines marriage for the purposes of federal law as the union of one man and one woman and the word "spouse" as a person of the opposite sex that is a husband of wife. Well Gentlemen, you both just told me that once again you are doing the very opposite that I think should be done... But aside from that, I did not write about that dumb ass!!!!!

I am sorry for my gay friends, that the federal government has chosen to butt it's ugly head into your homes once again. I will not say that I think gay marriage is spiritually the healthiest thing you can do, but it sure as hell is not the government's business. Me and my wife will argue about this later I am sure.

How can the government take separation of church and state to the point of removing prayer from schools and yet base marriage on religious morals, and then ignore the roots of this traditional view of marriage. That is where the view of the "traditional" marriage comes from isn't it. And yet they make laws to keep this narrow view and keep a couple from professing their love for each other publicly and be recognized legally. It makes no sense to me.... Ok discuss, flame, troll, whatever.

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  • Personally, I think this entire issue is just a red herring. What sane person would care who somebody they've never even met wants to marry?
  • and I had that happen to me one time as well....over a diferent topic. I don't think anyone actually reads anything that comes in for lawmakers. And if they do read it and there isn't a form letter addressing your concern then they just send you whatever one thay want. Completely idiotic.

    I'm not even getting into the whole gay marriage thing.....such a touchy subject.

    and wow, you're married..didn't know you were..you don't act married :)

    • lol, How are married people supposed to act?
      • They're supposed to act...well...married! lol. I don't know, lots of times you can just tell by the way people talk and I didn't have you pegged as married. :) You're kind of flirtatious for one thing. Not bad just a little. And most married people talk about their spouses..you don't do that. It wasn't like I had a concious thought and said "he's not married"....it just surprised me when you said you were, that's all :) No harm intended

        • My Wife tells me I'm firtatious, but I just don't see it. I can't talk to a waitress without getting accused of it. Not in a bad way, she doesn't freak out of anything, she just laughs at me. She knows I don't mean anything by it.

          I don't talk about my wife in my journal too much for a few reasons. This is my place to vent and discuss my beleifs, ideals, gripes, and stuff. One thing I think many failed marrages lack is a SAFE place for people to have their own space. My Ex-Wife had too much space, but

          • ok that all makes sense :) hope i didn't offend you. I can be TOO honest sometimes. And wow, your wife is very right wing.....I guess opposites do attract huh? JK

            • I don't offend easy at all, and I can't see what you said that would offend any sencable person anyway... Wait a minute, does that sound flirty? Oh crap...lol
  • AGAIN!!! lol Wolf and I have very different views on this subject and I don't ususally write in his journal (the whole "space" thing), but since he brought me up I decided to throw my opinion in the mix.

    I see a moral decline in this country and it bothers me. Gay marriage is just another step...Do I care what people do in their own homes? NO. Do I care if my daughter sees two men or two women kissing in public? YES. Sorry, call me fanatical, call me old fashioned, you can even call me a narrow-minded idiot.

  • The bill that would allow Congress to overturn the Supreme Court scares the hell out of me.

    Basically it would destroy any hope of ever restoring government as defined by the Constitution, short of armed rebellion.

    If passed, it would basically lead to a paradox-- clearly the Supreme Court would rule it unconstitutional, but then couldn't Congress overturn the Supreme Court using the law itself? And at that point, we are at the whim of a bunch of overpaid lawyers who stopped caring what their constituent

    • I totally agree. It scares the hell out of me too. It gives Congress way more power and authority than they were EVER supposed to have.

      "Basically it would destroy any hope of ever restoring government as defined by the Constitution, short of armed rebellion."

      An armed rebellion, I fear, will be difficult before too long. They keep tightening the control on our firearms more and more. Pretty soon only criminals will have firearms....it's a sad state of affairs

      • Laws like this... and, as you pointed out, tighter restrictions, are what led me to purchasing a gun this year... which has actually led to four purchases...

        I only hope that the gun owners in this country don't ignore the possibility, and do whatever they can to remind their representatives that we are here and we do know how to read the Constitution, even if they have forgotten.

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