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April 22, 2004
By Any Meanness Necessary
The hard-core Right, apparently sensing that they're losing their curious battle against equality, is trying some new things. Here in Massachusetts, we have one state legislator trying to remove all of the Supreme Court justices who don't think gay marriage is illegal; meanwhile, Governor Mitt Romney (and how did we miss that the Romney/O'Brien election was the real-life equivalent of Montgomery Burns vs. Mary Bailey???) and his minions are dusting off a 1913 law that was enacted to head off any challenges between Mass. and states that banned interracial marriages. I think that if you're reaching out to some of the most shameful, racist, unjust episodes of history, it's a pretty clear sign that you're rightfully losing the battle.
And it gets better -- from a "I can't make this crap up" point of view, I mean, not a reasonable person's point of view. The Michigan House passed a bill that would protect doctors if they refused to treat gay people. Think about that a minute. Actually, according to the bill, you can reject treatment to anyone based on your particular moral, ethical and religious grounds. So if you're a Nazi surgeon who doesn't want to operate on Jews, or if you're a fundamentalist nursing home owner who doesn't want to waste time caring for a hellbound non-saved senior, it appears there may soon be a place for you in Michigan!
The desperation of the Hate crowd would be almost funny if the game weren't so serious.
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