GOP's Gay Obsession Obstructs Democracy

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/gops-gay-obsession-obstructs-democracy.html

Congressional Republicans are using the defense appropriation debate to reignite long-simmering culture wars by adding patently homophobic amendments to the Department of Defense's 2012 budget.

In one instance, North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx included an amendment that would prohibit funding if the DOD doesn't explicitly back DOMA.

"The proposed amendment would reaffirm Congress’ expectation that funds shall not be used for benefits, such as housing, education, medical services, transportation, etc., for same-sex couples on the same basis as opposite-sex married couples," reads Foxx's amendment.

Meanwhile, Indiana Rep. Dan Burton proposed his own amendment that bans any appropriation funds from being used to host civil union or same-sex marriage ceremonies, as if that would ever happen, and introduced another tack-on that would prohibit the Department from training combat troops on Don't Ask, Don't Tell's repeal.

While it's unclear how their amendments will impact the defense budget debates, Foxx and Burton make one thing painfully obvious: the Republicans are still willing to hold up legislative progress in the name of their social conservative politics.



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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. What business would DOD have in backing DOMA

:wtf:

I know that this IS Virginia Foxx we're talking about, so............:crazy:

[waronignorance]

2. Teabaggers Embrace Vast Governmental Intrusion into Family Life

It’s always seemed obvious to the thoughtful that teabaggers were mostly bigots rather than the powder-wigged freedom fighters or constitutionalists they fancy themselves in their daydreams and delusions ...

Article:
http://beeryblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/teabaggers-embrace-vast-governmental-intrusion-into-family-life/

[CurtEastPoint]

3. That $%(*&$&^!@#)(* b***h. Nasty piece of work!

[RKP5637]

4. Always amazing how the GOP tries to sell themselves as small gov., hands off,

all the bullshit they peddle and they are the most controlling, invasive nanny state, police state force around. They want to control every F'en aspect of everyones lives. WTF is wrong with so many Americans that they just don't get it...

[blkmusclmachine]

5. I don't know that they don't get it.

Get it?

[RKP5637]

6. Yeah, good point! Yep, got it! n/t