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[geekchick]

Today is Pungenday, day 21 in the season of The Aftermath, 3271.

Seen in a couple of places on my f-list, the proposed Texas constitutional amendment that just passed (emphasis added):

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 32 to read as follows:
Sec. 32. (a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of
the union of one man and one woman.
(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may
not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to
marriage.

Should be interesting to see just how that gets interpreted.

[Edit:] Oooh. A loverly quote from the guy who helped write the amendment:

[Shackleford] acknowledged that most younger voters probably opposed the amendment.

"That's just a part of being young and immature," Mr. Shackelford said. He said that as young people "gain life experience," they'll "realize the importance" of traditional, heterosexual marriage.

Uh. Huh.

Comments

[thatwordgrrl.livejournal.com]

*Identical*?????

Buh?

[geekchick]

"I do not think you did what you think you did." ;)

[thunderbunny3.livejournal.com]

I love the logic of older conservatives who think youth and immaturity is why some are liberal, and that their politics will grow more conservative as they age.

This from someone who was a Fundamentalist Republican celibate at 18 and now at 34 is a dark Pagan, near-Socialist ultraliberal who is currently living in polyfidelitous sin with a beautiful bisexual woman who likes to be tied up and flogged.

Yep, I gained experience and learned the importance of traditional things!

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Need a quicky divorce? Move to Texas! :-)

[luridprovidence.livejournal.com]

gah... give everyone a nice big friendly "civil union" law which would stop almost ALL of the fighting and keep it from turning into a political war.