Letters to the Editor
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you guys seem to be forgetting something
Bigots already played the gay marriage card in 2004, getting initiatives on the ballot in conservative states to bring in voters. Voters that then gave Bush his second term. But most of those measures passed, and gay marriage is illegal in those states. So what is going to bring them out this time?
No, I think that "gay marriage" will join the other Republican boogyman, along with libruls and socialists. The same kind of boogyman they've tried in three special elections this year for the House and have gone 0 for 3.
But yes, it would have been nice if they had held off on this case until December of this year, after Obama gets elected but before he takes office.
Regardless, the best way to handle this is to deal with the Republican BS head on, as usual. Ask if these marriage bans helped out local economies or fight Al Queda. Ask when Republicans are going to do something about the divorce rate and adultery, which is a far greater sin in the Bible than homosexuality - while pointing out all the Republican affairs and the fact that Massachusetts has the best divorce rate in the country. Ask what the real difference is between the gay marriage bans of today and bans on inter-racial marriage 50 years ago.
Avoiding Republican attacks and ceding issues has only resulted in defeat for Democrats. Challenging Republican attacks got us our current majority in Congress.
Let's challenge them on gay marriage.