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Today Rep Jerry Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal DOMA.
Now, as we continue the struggle for equality, the question at hand is not IF Congress will repeal DOMA but WHEN. I can imagine the day when my future grandchildren will ask, “so what was the big deal about gay marriage anyway?” But, until we get there, we must continue to fight. Please say “I DO Support the Respect for Marriage Act“; sign my petition, and stay informed about my efforts toward marriage equality for all Americans. Thank you for all that you do to make equality a reality.
On the other side of the political fence, we have a nice list of the 95 homophobes who want the President to defend DOMA. Joe @ Americablog:
The way, way too gay-obsessed freshman Congresswoman from Missouri, Vicky Hartzler, introduced a resolution demanding that the President defend DOMA. She’s got all the real whackos on her side, of course, from Steve King to Michele Bachmann. As of this morning there are 94 co-sponsors. This list pretty much comprises the biggest homophobes in the U.S. House of Representatives. They’re all Republicans. The list is also an indication that the newly elected teabaggers are not just focused on fiscal issues. A number of the cosponsors are freshmen (for example, Sean Duffy (WI), Kristi Noem (SD), Tim Scott (GA) and many more.) So, yeah, the teabaggers are hard-core right-wingers on social issues, too.
Here’s the list – NC Congresscritters below are highlighted – how many of you are represented by the homophobes here?
Rep Adams, Sandy [FL-24] – 3/11/2011
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] – 3/8/2011
Rep Austria, Steve [OH-7] – 3/11/2011
Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] – 3/8/2011
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] – 3/8/2011
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] – 3/8/2011
Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] – 3/11/2011
Rep Benishek, Dan [MI-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] – 3/8/2011
Rep Black, Diane [TN-6] – 3/11/2011
Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] – 3/8/2011
Rep Brooks, Mo [AL-5] – 3/8/2011
Rep Buerkle, Ann Marie [NY-25] – 3/8/2011
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] – 3/15/2011
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] – 3/8/2011
Rep Canseco, Francisco “Quico” [TX-23] – 3/15/2011
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] – 3/8/2011
Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] – 3/15/2011
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] – 3/15/2011
Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] – 3/8/2011
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] – 3/11/2011
Rep Crawford, Eric A. “Rick” [AR-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep Denham, Jeff [CA-19] – 3/8/2011
Rep DesJarlais, Scott [TN-4] – 3/8/2011
Rep Duffy, Sean P. [WI-7] – 3/15/2011
Rep Duncan, Jeff [SC-3] – 3/8/2011
Rep Ellmers, Renee L. [NC-2] - 3/11/2011
Rep Fincher, Stephen Lee [TN-8] – 3/11/2011
Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] – 3/11/2011
Rep Fleischmann, Charles J. “Chuck” [TN-3] – 3/8/2011
Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] – 3/11/2011
Rep Flores, Bill [TX-17] – 3/8/2011
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] – 3/15/2011
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] – 3/11/2011
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] – 3/8/2011
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] – 3/15/2011
Rep Gibbs, Bob [OH-18] – 3/8/2011
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] – 3/8/2011
Rep Gowdy, Trey [SC-4] – 3/8/2011
Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] – 3/11/2011
Rep Graves, Tom [GA-9] – 3/11/2011
Rep Griffin, Tim [AR-2] – 3/8/2011
Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [VA-9] – 3/15/2011
Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] – 3/15/2011
Rep Harris, Andy [MD-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep Huelskamp, Tim [KS-1] – 3/8/2011
Rep Huizenga, Bill [MI-2] – 3/8/2011
Rep Hultgren, Randy [IL-14] – 3/11/2011
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] – 3/11/2011
Rep Johnson, Bill [OH-6] – 3/11/2011
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] – 3/8/2011
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 3/11/2011
Rep Jordan, Jim [OH-4] – 3/8/2011
Rep Kelly, Mike [PA-3] – 3/11/2011
Rep King, Steve [IA-5] – 3/8/2011
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep Labrador, Raul R. [ID-1] – 3/15/2011
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] – 3/11/2011
Rep Lankford, James [OK-5] – 3/15/2011
Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] – 3/8/2011
Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9] – 3/11/2011
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] – 3/15/2011
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] – 3/11/2011
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] – 3/11/2011
Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [NC-10] – 3/8/2011
Rep McKeon, Howard P. “Buck” [CA-25] – 3/11/2011
Rep McKinley, David B. [WV-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] – 3/8/2011
Rep Mulvaney, Mick [SC-5] – 3/8/2011
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] – 3/11/2011
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] – 3/11/2011
Rep Noem, Kristi L. [SD] – 3/11/2011
Rep Nunnelee, Alan [MS-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep Olson, Pete [TX-22] – 3/11/2011
Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] – 3/8/2011
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] – 3/11/2011
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] – 3/8/2011
Rep Pompeo, Mike [KS-4] – 3/11/2011
Rep Roby, Martha [AL-2] – 3/11/2011
Rep Roe, David P. [TN-1] – 3/8/2011
Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] – 3/8/2011
Rep Rokita, Todd [IN-4] – 3/11/2011
Rep Ross, Dennis [FL-12] – 3/11/2011
Rep Schmidt, Jean [OH-2] – 3/11/2011
Rep Scott, Austin [GA-8] – 3/15/2011
Rep Scott, Tim [SC-1] – 3/11/2011
Rep Southerland, Steve [FL-2] – 3/11/2011
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] – 3/8/2011
Rep Stutzman, Marlin A. [IN-3] – 3/11/2011
Rep Walberg, Tim [MI-7] – 3/11/2011
Rep Walsh, Joe [IL-8] – 3/8/2011
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] – 3/8/2011
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] – 3/11/2011
Rep Woodall, Rob [GA-7] – 3/11/2011
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Yup, mine is thereMorgan Griffith…a replacement for spineless Jim Boucher, who I held my nose to vote for the past two elections. I’m not sure Boucher wouldn’t have co-signed this. Or at least wanted to.
Mine Is There TooSouth Carolina seems to be well represented in this list of bigots. I am so Not surprised.
I have to confessthe first name that I looked for on that list was Aaron Schock’s; he never met an anti-gay measure that he didn’t like.
He’s not on the list, LOL.
GA-7thInteresting.. this guy used to be Chief of Staff to former Rep. Linder.. who everyone, and I mean everyone knew to be gay. Worst kept secret in GA.
Can we post this in a table with the # of “marriages” and/or adulterous affairs next to their names?And include the Roychondar Signal Strength for the closet cases as well…
no WaldenGood to see no Oregonians on the list…Walden is GOP leadership, and I notice no Boehner or Cantor. To me, that says the Republicans know this is a loser.
time for a changeWhat a smart and unintentionally funny column!
But the term “Judaic-Christian” in this context is misleading because it may make readers think that Jews are as opposed to same-sex marriage as evangelicals or Christians in general. They aren’t, according to recent Pew polling. Almost 3/4 of the Jews polled favored it:
http://pewforum.org/Gay-Marria…
I would love to see the two religions decoupled on this question in public discussions. What Christians make out of the Hebrew Scriptures is often very different from what most Jews do.
Republican priorities: getting buffhttp://online.wsj.com/article/…
How nice to know that the Champions of Traditional Values and Fiscal Conservatism are using public monies to get the kind of body that many gay men would kill to have.
A little perspective, people?I oppose defending DOMA, but I also strongly oppose the RFMA. I am damn sick and tired of the way same-sex marriage is pushed as the end-all, be-all of LGBT rights at the expense of everything else.
ENDA is an issue of life and death — homelessness, starvation, exposure, forced sex work. No one has ever died because they couldn’t get married.
As a former Christian minister who attends periodic Jewish servicesI’ll agree with that. More than once, I’ve been rather shocked as to how Judaism appears to interpret a text that I’d memorized for a completely different context decades ago.
InterestingWhile I prefer ENDA to marriage, I think that in general, more equative rights is better, even if it’s not in the order I’d prefer.
That saidI’m having difficulty figuring out what text you’re referencing.
Which of the articles refer to “Judaic-Christian”?
How odd…I’d have expected much more from the current AZ delegation. Only Flake? Really?
By itself, that’s enough to raise suspicions, but in this case, its of the legislators above, who, apparently, didn’t trust the other homophobic critters enough to get them to sign on.
At least we know who it is that feels this is a priority, though: nothing like a list of people to start suing for human rights abuses in a few years…
Yup…There’s Jim Jordan, where’s Boner?
Batshit Bachmann is there. No surprise.What IS a surprise is that she’s the only Minnesota Republican on the list (and that worthless, spineless assbag Colin Peterson (D-MNGOP) isn’t on the list for bipartisanship cover).
My “rep” Virginia Foxx is on there – can’t fathom anyone would have an affairwith her though.
My rep., Mike Kelly (PA-03)is on the list. Why am I not surprised? Oh, right. Because he’s an asshole.
I wonderI wonder if anyone on this list is in the closet. That is all.
WellI might feel that way if the campaign for same-sex marriage rights didn’t have a history of not only parasitically draining resources from EVERY other cause in the entire LGBT spectrum, but also outright sabotaging other LGBT causes in order to preserve that monopoly.
Rep Carter [TX-31]Of course.
Well, that’s why the first nameI looked for was Aaron Schock’s, LOL.
Re: BoehnerUsually the speaker and often committee chairs won’t be co-sponsors for various reasons, to any legislation.
A lot of Christians would also objectto the radical-righties using the term in this way.
Patrick McHenry is a HUMUNGOUS closet queenGo “google” for the details.
Well, I suspect that someone in this thread may have been referring to that (actually you can find all of the details here at the Blend…I vaguely recalled it and looked it up and….volia!)
From what I’ve read, people HAVE diedbecause they couldn’t get married, thus not having access to the well & employed partner’s insurance, which would have paid for medical care. Or partners who become homeless because their partner’s family managed to overturn their partner’s will.
And that’s not even addressing the very real issues their children face because their parents aren’t allowed to be married.
Having marriage recognized at the state level is certainly better than not, but without federal recognition, many of the issues remain.
ENDA & marriage equality are BOTH important.