overflow crowd waiting to attend hearing
Washington Eagle Forum testifying trio
Today was a high water day for defenders of traditional marriage. Hundreds attended a hearing in Olympia to draw a line in the sand against gay marriage.Early in the 2009 legislative session homosexual activists launched the latest in their march toward gay marriage and unveiled their "Everything but Marriage" campaign. They have been very open about their ultimate goal and that is full and equal marriage status.
Today hearings were held before Democrat controlled committees and they could not have been prepared for the all people who showed up to testify in opposition to gay marriage. Last year only 2 people showed up to testify but this year it was entirely different story. (See pictures)
Thank you to all who made the trip to Olympia... young, old, families, students, professionals... it made a profound impact and sent a strong message to legislators!
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I'm always amazed by the audacity of other people who believe they have the right to stick their noses in other people's personal business.
“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
-Sinclair Lewis
Well you sure showed those fags who is boss!!!!!
Is there a law that states that the government should rule over our personal relationships? If so, It is unconstitutional. Shouldn't we be spending our time focusing on the loss of our civil liberties instead of encouraging the encroachment of civil liberties? As Thomas Jefferson said: "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." – Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 1791.
I believe that issues of this nature are to be addressed in family homes and not in the legislature.
Yes, doesn't it just frost you when consenting adults rub their private activities in your face? Hey, it was homosexuals who brought their bedrooms to Oly not the other way around! That is almost as irritating as people who make snide comments on blogs and cowardly hide behind anonymity!
I apologize for getting straight to the point. I meant no offense. I should have started by applauding the fact that you got together with your friends and put a lot of effort into speaking out for what you believe in. And good for you for it.
It does irk me though that the government is even involved in affairs of the family and the church. Our government has gotten way too big for our own good and has invaded virtually every aspect of our freedom including freedom of religion, speech and the right to keep and bear arms which our founding fathers pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to obtain and our forefathers bled for. They would roll over in their graves to see the beast we have allowed the federal government to become.
Hey, its not gay if you beat them up afterward.
How did these people rub their private activities in your face? It sounds as though you're the one stepping in front of them.
And what do you mean, "they brought their bedrooms to Olympia"? Do you mean that they want equal rights? Where do you suppose people go to get things done?
How about addressing the hypocrisy of being part of a political party that is supposed to support and defend what our founding fathers intended for us to have?
Remember this?
"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
As for the anonymity, what are you looking for? Full name, address and blood type?
Rob, you hide behind anonymity by not allowing the "public" to view your profile and comment on your thoughts...or are you too coward and lazy to write your own thoughts in a blog or did you just sign up for an id so you could spout off your view with no responsibility. Luanne opened her blog to the public whether...scary, ignorant or otherwise. "As for the anonymity, what are you looking for? Full name, address and blood type?"
"Is there a law that states that the government should rule over our personal relationships?"
Um...my marriage certificate is issued by the State of Washington. My birth certificate is issued by the state of Washington. Both things that "rule" over my personal relationships. If my husband abuses me (marriage certificate)...they rule over my personal relationship. If someone believes that I am abusing my child...the state aka government rules over my personal relationship (his birth certificate) with him. This state has the definition of a marriage between a man and a woman.
You can disagree but at least be civil and intelligent in your disagreement and use a better vocabulary than "fags".
Mandygirl, are you trying to hurt my feelings? You know, I'm really vulnerable right now and it's very very hurtful for you to bash me about like that. In my distress, I slipped and fell down my stairs and my shoes and glasses fell off. Now my eye's are going crazy.
Really, is that all you've got? How droll.
I never make it a habit to try and please people with my opinion...it's mine..if you don't like it...too bad...it's still mine and still valid...telling the truth btw...isn't bashing...you chose whether it hurts your feelings or not...sorry about your glasses...maybe the Walmart vision center can set you up with a replacement pair...
Mandygirl i am glad you feel you need the government to intervene with your family life. I imagine you will follow their advice when they inform you of your relocation to your new home in the FEMA camp. (for your own safety of course) Happy camping!! Oh and i don't choose to have my profile open for others to see but please feel free to visit my blog and comment at will. http://ferntuckyfreedomhaters.blogspot.com/
Mall Ninja...you're thinking things that are illusions in your head...I didn't say or imply that I "want" the government to intervene in my life.
Not sure where your paranoid thoughts are headed as far as comparing standing up for what I believe marriage is to living in a FEMA camp.
You're entitled to have and post your opinions...just as I am entitled to not indulge in your "wisdom".
Luanne - ST at BH doesn't do you any favors by posting your blog entries on his blog....seems to attract trolls and such..that are afraid of the light!
I highly doubt that anyone is here because of Sam Taylor's blog at the Bellingham Herald.
Now Mandy, if you don't say you're against the government being involved in your personal life, and if you don't speak against the post that we are all responding to, then we must assume that you are for those things.
Is it possible for you to make a post without an ad-hominem attack? We are addressing the original post. You are addressing us and speculating on our characters. It sounds like you're doing the trolling.
Oh Robbie Robbie Robbie...
You prove my points so eloquently!
I did NOT respond to your first post on your opinion of Luanne's entry. Luanne actually was just reporting on what happened...she didn't say "Hey we showed the fags who's boss", just that she went to Olympia and testified in favor of the original definition of marriage. There were more people there than last time. And thank you to all who came to testify.
She didn't post what she testified just that she went...and instead "trolls" come on here and accuse of fascism...or how dare you think you have the right to testify to defend a standing law. ("I'm always amazed by the audacity of other people who believe they have the right to stick their noses in other people's personal business.")
You're the one who made the comments about anonymity and whether she wanted first & last name and blood type.
I don't seem to remember anything like that in the original post...
If you don't like what Luanne says...get your own blog...post your own comments...get involved...go to Olympia and testify...then you might have the right to be offended when people take you to task over your words and whether you are courageous enough to take responsibility for them!
Mandy, you're delusional. Don't respond to me anymore because you don't make any damn sense.
you're kidding right....isn't English your first language??
You're in serious need of growing up..
This issue is a sticking point between Religious Conservatives and Libertarian Conservatives. All in all it's small potatoes compared to the "change" planned for our Country.
What we can agree upon is that we don't want the State (or Federal) government defining rights for groups, and rather continue to protect the rights of the individual.
As Luanne mentioned in her post, her concern is regarding the state continuing their interventionist pattern of trying to re-define marriage.
The solution I propose seems to fit both Conservative factions goals. If we don't want the state re-defining marriage, don't let them define it to begin with.
Why is it necessary for an officiant to have legal documents before they can legally perform what should be a religious ceremony?
At that point all we have to worry about are the Episcopalians ;)
And please, can't we at least keep our discussions civil. That goes for (almost) all of you!
"The solution I propose seems to fit both Conservative factions goals. If we don't want the state re-defining marriage, don't let them define it to begin with."
Exactly!
"And please, can't we at least keep our discussions civil. That goes for (almost) all of you!"
You can see where it starts to go sour. It can only go so far before the ridiculousness becomes too overwhelming to respond to with any kind of seriousness.
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