On Thursday around noonish, a bunch of goons from NOM invaded the Capitol steps to tell 'em what they really think.
And then there was
I frequently prefer to read an article rather than listen to it, so here is a transcript of what he said:
The President and the Congress are not required
to defy natural law.[1] They're not required to redefine marriage.[2] They are
required to follow the will of the people, the Constitution, and the law that
has given us the greatest nation on earth, a nation that we will lose, if we turn our backs on our origins.[3] There is no doubt in my mind that this
country would not exist had it not been for the providential hand of God. I'm
also convinced if we reject his hand of blessing we will feel his hand of
judgment.[4]
[Break]
And it's time for us as an American people to
say to our own government “Enough of you restricting us. Enough of you
redefining our institutions.[5] We are not under an obligation to defy God in
order to obey you. We are under an obligation to obey God and the law and if
necessary to defy an institution that is out of control.”[6]
Ugh, I'm so sick of word salad. That's what I had for dinner last night. Perhaps it's because the video was an excerpt from a longer speech, but little sense making it was.
I will try to break it down into bit size pieces of WTF:
[1] I do not understand what natural law has to do with any of this quite frankly. It's literal a head scratcher due to the way it is worded. Is he trying to say "the President and the Congress are unnecessarily defying natural law"?
[2] Congress and the President are not redefining marriage. To play along with your venacular it's dem court thingys in dem buildins wit dem men folks who haz that there hammer do-hickey dats redefining marriage. The current gay rights movement is seeing it's largest successes through Article III jurisdictions, rather than through the legislative process or administrative law. By the way ain't ya a former governor who really really should know better? Numb-nuts.
[3] "They are required to follow... the Constitution." The judicial system is following the constitution in extending equal protection to all citizens by extending marriage privileges. Also a majority of people are in favor of marriage equality. You were against the tyranny of the minority when it was basically only gays in favor of gay marriage, so let me guess you now will be against the tyranny of the majority/minority. Dumb-ass.
[4] "I'm also convinced if we reject his hand of blessing we will feel his hand of judgment." Congrats Mike you are now as relevant as William Jennings Bryan. Jack-ass.
[5] "And it's time for us as an American people to say to our own government 'Enough of you restricting us.'" Hah hah hahahahahaha aaah haha. Do you hear yourself at all? Dumb-Fuck. Perhaps it's a wrong language thingy. Verstehen Sie, warum das heuchlerisch ist? Homo-Ehe beschränkt nicht die Zivilrechte oder die Freiheit der Mehrheit. Homo-Ehe gibt die Homosexuallen Zivilrechte. Arschloch!
Please don't make me whip out the french.
[6] Huh? I honestly am just perplexed by the rest of the statement. "We are under an obligation to obey God and the law and if necessary to defy an institution that is out of control." So does that mean he is advocating Christianists to not get married? Or defy the government, in which their participation in gay marriages isn't required? Dick-for-brains.
UPDATE:
I found a longer video:Liam '14
