Thoughts on Prop 8
In a prior blog I noted that my biggest disappointment with President Clinton’s term was that his dispute with Ken Star was settled out of court instead of going to the Supreme Court whereby we could have settled the age old argument “do b.j.’s count as sex.”
Now I’m torn about this Prop 8 deal in Calif. I just read the Judge’s opinion (I recommend everyone read it if for no other reason than a good civics lesson) and while I support gay marriage, there were some interesting arguments made by the anti-gay marriage crowd.
The defenders of Prop 8 argued that “there are three universal rules that govern marriage:
(1)the rule of opposites (the “man/woman” rule); (2) the rule of two; and (3) the rule of sex.
Also that:
“The state therefore, the argument goes, has an interest in encouraging all opposite-sex sexual activity, whether responsible or irresponsible, procreative or otherwise, to occur within a stable marriage, as this encourages the development of a social norm that opposite-sex sexual activity should occur within marriage.”
Also: finally:
this definition as focused on “the tender feelings that spouses have for one another,” Tr 2761:5-6. Blankenhorn agrees this “affective dimension” of marriage exists but asserts that marriage developed independently of affection.
Since the judge struck down Prop 8, which I support because I could give a rats ass what gay people do, I am compelled to think about the possibilities had he affirmed it. I could have then said to my wife the next time she had a “headache”, “I’m sorry dear, but please reference the underlined passages in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Now take an Advil and get naked on the kitchen table as the State has a compelling interest in our engaging in some irresponsible, non-procreative sexual activity. You don’t want me to call the State Police now do you?”
What could have been…….
Sad Sam
PS: Here is one area the proponents blew it:
“Blankenhorn could only hypothesize instances in which the rule of sex would be violated, including where “[h]e’s in prison for life, he’s married, and he is not in a system in which any conjugal visitation is allowed.”
Really, Blankenhorn, really!!!?!?! Most of my 50+ year old peer group has the “rule of sex” violated 3 out of 4 weeks in the month….
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Sam, quite frankly I dont give a rats ass either if gay people get married. Let them get to join the joys of married life with such wonderful events as , you take out the trash, I cut the grass, I’m not washing those dishes…..
Personally the country is going to hell in a handbasket economically so whether or not two men or two women want to be married should be the least of our worries. Damn, Iran is building a three stage rocket in order to “launch satellites”! Obama and dems are running country into the ground with debt. Takeru Kobayashi gets arrested because they wont let him eat wieners. People lets not worry about gay marriages! Just think how entertaining Divorce Court will be!
1So yesterday I told my wife that the State has a compelling interest in us having irresponsible non-procreative sex so why don’t we play “escaped prisoner and the warden’s wife*” and I wound up sleeping on the couch.
SS
* First person to name the author of that line wins a prize…..
2Sad Sam and Twisted Muser, I’m in the same boat with you in that I don’t care much either way if gays marry or not. The constitution does give them the right to the pursuit of happiness, and also there’s an equal protection clause……
Having said that, though, I wish they wouldn’t show photos on the front page of the newspaper of two gay guys kissing…..it sours my stomach…..all I can think of when I see that is YUCK. (Now, two girls…..woohoo).
3YUCK is correct. True Blood on HBO has been playing up the boy on boy stuff with no equal time for the girl on girl. My Sunday nights have gone in the crapper……..
4Sad Sam I would love to mock you for watching True Blood but I’ve seen all three Twilight movies, so what the….. I cant be saying anything to you!
5No, you can’t. I had to watch a Twilight because I have a teenage daughter. Vampires going out during the daytime and “sparkling” instead of dying!!! What’s next? Wherecats?
Although, if I recall correctly Barnabis Collins on Dark Shadows could go around during the day because of a secret formula…….
6Yeah, well I’m rooting for the werewolves anyway!
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