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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
One Man's Constitution
Representative Scott Pelath, a Democrat from Michigan City, has taken it upon himself to single handidly kill the marriage amendment bill in the Indiana House. Mr. Pelath is the chair of the powerful House Rules Committee and decides which bills get to be heard on the floor. He is not a big fan of this one, so it will collect dust on his desk rather than standing for an up or down vote so Hoosiers can decide the fate of it. He claims that the State Constitution should only be amended when absolutley necessary and I could not agree more. This is one of those times. The Constitution does not belong to you - it belongs to the people of this state. The right thing to do is release the bill while there is still time to debate it, put it on the November ballot, then let the voters speak on whether they percieve it as important. Anything less is irresponsible and reaks of partisan politics of the worst kind. Please contact Mr. Pelath as well as your own reresentatives to voice your displeasure on this back room filibuster. His contact information is as follows - phone 1-800-382-9842. e-mail h9@in.gov. There is still time to get this done. If we fail to get a vote on this in this session, 2012 is the earliest it can be on a ballot.
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Thank you for the contact information. I wrote him thanking him for his efforts and wanted to encourage him. At present it is already not legal for gay couples to be married in the state of Indiana. This amendment proposal is a waste of tax payers money and our legislators have more pressing matters to be dealing with.
It further seeks to hurt a community of people who already feel left out and alienated by much of society. The gay community, at present, has become the 'hated group du jour' for our country and I for one, am weary of it.
John, I knew you would write. I know you are weary of this argument, but the people of this state want a say. We have the right to spend the tax money to vote on this because it is our money. Since when has a liberal law maker been worried about spending tax money anyway? I disagree that the gay community is the most hated - just where is this gay community anyway? - I for one don't hate them. I do, however, dislike giving special consideration to a group that can twist the translation, as has been proven by court decisions, into rights for any group.
I am guessing you are a member of the Church of Christ. Nothing wrong with that, but it seems you have been reading the by-laws a little too much.
From looking at your photo, I would have assumed you'd have been in favor of the amendment.
You're correct. I am weary of the argument. It's old and tired. And it's United Church of Christ.
Not sure what my photo has to do with it, but I am in favor of the amendment.
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