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63 Texas legislators sign court brief linking gay marriage to incest, pedophilia
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:16 pm
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In support of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s efforts to reinstate the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, more than 60 Texas lawmakers signed an amicus brief Monday arguing that recognition of gay marriage could lead to the legalization of incest, pedophilia and polygamy.
Filed with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 63 members of the Texas Conservative Coalition, the state legislature’s conservative caucus, advanced the notion that legalizing same-sex marriage could provide legal justification for the recognition of various moral taboos, including incest and pedophilia.
“The district court broadened the definition of the ‘existing right to marry’ as one that includes the right of people to ‘select the partners of their choosing’ for marriage, without regard to sex,” the brief contends. “If the right to select ‘partners of their choosing’ is the criterion used to invoke marriage as a fundamental right, then marriage restrictions on age, polygamy, and consanguinity are also ripe for challenge.”
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“Another ground cited by supporters of Texas’s marriage laws and subsequently dismissed by the district court is that recognition of same-sex marriage ‘could lead to the recognition of bigamy, incest, pedophilia, and group marriage,’” the brief continued. “As already discussed in this brief, restrictions on marriage relating to these moral considerations remain valid. Thus, the goal of actively trying to prevent those practices from becoming valid is entirely rational public policy."
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While the Republican lawmakers concede that “recognition of pedophilia or other morally reprehensible actions” may not actually be the “logical next step” following marriage equality, they maintain that legislators enacted Texas’ marriage laws "with the intention of supporting marriage arrangements that they believe support valid goals related to those concerns.”
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:17 pm to Sentrius
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arguing that recognition of gay marriage could lead to the legalization of incest, pedophilia and polygamy.
Jesus fricking christ these people are stupid... Yes, allowing two grown adults to call themselves something under the law is going to lead to people being allowed to molest children
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:17 pm to Sentrius
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63 Texas perverts sign court brief linking gay marriage to incest, pedophilia
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:18 pm to Sentrius
quote:Why is this a bad thing?
legalization of incest, pedophilia and polygamy.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:19 pm to Sentrius
All are acts of depravity so it makes sense. Either way Toddy's gonna be pissed you started this thread without him.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:22 pm to Lsut81
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Jesus fricking christ these people are stupid.
Texas- check
legislator - check
yep, all checks out.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:26 pm to Sentrius
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63 Texas legislators sign court brief linking gay marriage to incest, pedophilia
I don't agree with them, but state's rights brah
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:27 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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state's rights brah
:nanner: :nanner:
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:30 pm to Sentrius
The GOP just can't lay off that juicy ole social conservative curveball.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:33 pm to Sentrius
These are some of the same scumbags that lied to people about our school's Christmas party policy and riled up all the crazies. Even after proven wrong and being informed that the school, parents & teachers were getting death threats and pickets were forming to protest the kid's Christmas party, they didn't retract or do anything to calm the crazy.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:37 pm to Vols&Shaft83
quote:Texas ratified the 14th Amendment. They'll lose this perverted fight of theirs.
I don't agree with them, but state's rights brah
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:46 pm to ballscaster
Social conservatives somehow still don't understand that it's moments like these that make the gay marriage movement so wildy successful. It pisses people off.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:49 pm to Sentrius
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Social conservatives somehow still don't understand that it's moments like these that make the gay marriage movement so wildy successful. It pisses people off.
I'm not against gay marriage, but I'm not for it either. I AM very much for state's rights.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:53 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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I'm not against gay marriage, but I'm not for it either. I AM very much for state's rights.
That's not the point...the point is they're idiots.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 5:55 pm to cwill
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That's not the point...the point is they're idiots.
The fact that idiots exist within any segment of the political spectrum is breaking news.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 6:00 pm to ballscaster
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They'll lose this perverted fight of theirs.
characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies
Which side are you referring to as perverted?
Posted on 8/7/14 at 6:08 pm to dante
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Which side are you referring to as perverted?
He meant moronic. :-)
Posted on 8/7/14 at 6:08 pm to Sentrius
I can't wait for these types to be voted out of office.. While there will always be a few nitwit moral cause heads, any number this large is sad.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 6:08 pm to cwill
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That's not the point...the point is they're idiots.
Most definitely, but that's not my point.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 6:12 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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I AM very much for state's rights.
The problem is, the Fedgov uses Marriage as a differentiator... So its a Federal issue.
Get the Fed out of the marriage business and all is well.
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