Lingle: Civil Unions Like Incest

[davidinalameda]

Hawaii governor Linda Lingle, who vetoed her state’s civil union bill last week, said in a radio interview that the issue no more involves civil rights than the question of whether close relatives should be allowed to marry.

The Honolulu Civil Beat reports on the comments made in the Republican’s first radio interview since the Wednesday veto. She spoke Thursday morning on a show that airs on KHVH 830 AM.

"For those people who want to make this into a civil rights issue, and of course those in favor of the bill, they see it as a civil rights issue. And I understand them drawing that conclusion. But people on the other side would point out, well, we don’t allow other people to marry even — it’s not a civil right for them. First cousins couldn’t marry, or a brother and a sister and that sort of thing. So there are restrictions, not to put it in the exact same category. But the bottom line is, it really can’t be a civil right if we are restricting it in other cases, and it’s been found to be legal in those other cases, that the restrictions (are constitutional)."

A caller from Maryland who identified himself as a gay man reached the program to tell Lingle that first cousins can marry in Hawaii. The governor said she would need to confirm whether that was true.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/07/11/Lingle_Compares_Civil_Unions_to_Incest/

[LostinVA]

1. And, hasn't she been divorced twice?

And, first cousins can marry in HI.

[WillParkinson]

2. Gay compares to Incest says Hawaii Governor

HAWAII: Gov. Linda Lingle Compares Same-Sex Marriage To Incest

"For those people who want to makes this into a civil rights issue, and of course those in favor of the bill, they see it as a civil rights issue. And I understand them drawing that conclusion. But people on the other side would point out, well, we don’t allow other people to marry even — it’s not a civil right for them. First cousins couldn’t marry, or a brother and a sister and that sort of thing. So there are restrictions, not to put it in the exact same category. But the bottom line is, it really can’t be a civil right if we are restricting it in other cases, and it’s been found to be legal in those other cases, that the restrictions." - Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle comparing same-sex marriage to incest. And Lingle is wrong, first cousins can get married in Hawaii.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/07/hawaii-gov-linda-lingle-compares-same.html

[sui generis]

3. technically incest isn't something that CAN happen between

two siblings of the same gender.

Okay now, social mores aside, lets ask the intellectual question: WHY is incest repulsive? What relevance does that have with anything?

Here's the supreme stupidity of her argument: it supposes that people wait to get married before fucking. There are NO laws that prevent first cousins from FUCKING, just from getting married.

If you could use stupid to light a match this would be utterly brilliant. :eyes:

[jberryhill]

5. It depends on the state

Some states permit first cousins to marry.

Some states don't permit first cousins to marry.

But, yes, none of these laws requires or prohibits first cousins from having sex.

[racaulk]

4. It's a good thing that Lingle is term limited out of office this year.

If she's looking for a new job, she would fit in well with Obama's DOJ.