Rick Santorum must feel vindicated right about now. But I bet it's a hollow victory. After all, unlike the hypocrites who tarred and feathered him for suggesting that Constitutionally protecting a "right" to consensual sex in your own home would grease the slippery slope for legalizing incest, he actually CARES about the future of the whole country. Unlike the politicians who kept their jobs (while turning their backs on their oaths to defend the Constitution) he stuck to his guns, he clearly and bravely told us all what such a "right" would mean legally, and he suffered the consequences.
It sure didn't take long for the "If Them Why Not Us" (a.k.a. "What do you care if I sleep with my sister?") crowd to come forward in full force. They sure are making a lot of noise for a group of people who were thought to exist only in the shadows, whose shame and awareness of the revulsion of others would be enough to keep them from challenging the laws against their behavior in the future.
I sure am looking forward to hearing those who support legislating from the bench argue this one. I sure can't wait to watch them explain in interview after interview why gays and lesbians should have Constitutionally protected rights that some other group of people do not have. I might even allow myself the extra carbs so I can eat popcorn while I'm watching!
[Note: I say all this as a woman with a gay member of my own family. I am NOT homophobic, I've even revised my position on gay marriage, what I have NOT done--and will not do--is change my attitude regarding the separation of powers in this country]
Posted by insomnomaniac at May 2, 2007 12:20 PM | TrackBack