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JohnnyLib2

(11,212 posts) Fri May 9, 2014, 05:41 PM May 2014

Lawyers for KY Governor Beshear say gay marriage threatens Kentucky birth rates.

-clip- Gov. Steve Beshear's lawyers say Kentucky's ban on gay marriage should be retained because only "man-woman" couples can naturally procreate — and the state has an interest in ensuring that they do.

Appealing a federal judge's decision that the state's ban on recognizing gay marriages violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law, Beshear's hired counsel say Kentucky has a legitimate interest in encouraging procreation to support "long-term economic stability through stable birth rates."-clip-

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-governor/2014/05/09/beshear-lawyers-say-gay-marriage-threatens-kentucky-birth-rates/8891661/

No, friends, this is not satire.

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Lawyers for KY Governor Beshear say gay marriage threatens Kentucky birth rates. (Original Post) JohnnyLib2 May 2014 OP

"threatens Kentucky birth rates"? This is a bad thing?? n/t Yavin4 May 2014 #1

Really. Cha May 2014 #14

Has he a clue that you don't have to be married to procreate? And simply because you have a man/woma uppityperson May 2014 #2

Is he saying his entire state is gay LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #3

They most likely aren't going to procreate any way upaloopa May 2014 #4

An Ark is being prepared in KY. Not sure that you'll have a ticket. JohnnyLib2 May 2014 #11

Kentucky is one of those states with a high out of wedlock birthrate. Dawson Leery May 2014 #5

Governor Beshear is a DEMOCRAT. He has made Kentucky a model for the American Care Act, much madinmaryland May 2014 #7

The Senate race should be rated a toss-up, not lean Republican. Dawson Leery May 2014 #17

Right. If teh gay marry, then straights won't have any more sex. IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2014 #6

Beshear is a Democrat. He has pushed hard for the implementation of the ACA and madinmaryland May 2014 #8

It's a bizarre line of reasoning, for sure. Atty Gen. Conway refused to appeal. JohnnyLib2 May 2014 #10

I don't care which party he labels himself IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2014 #12

Holy shit now I have heard it all Egnever May 2014 #9

Birth rate lstacyb May 2014 #13

That age old argument is where homophobia and nationalism/racism intersect. NuclearDem May 2014 #15

It's really simple population math. If gay people marry Glassunion May 2014 #16

As a gay Kentuckian, I applaud the Governor for recognizing this threat. DemocraticWing May 2014 #18

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

1. "threatens Kentucky birth rates"? This is a bad thing?? n/t

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 05:42 PM

May 2014

Cha

(297,240 posts)

14. Really.

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #1)

Fri May 9, 2014, 07:19 PM

May 2014

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

2. Has he a clue that you don't have to be married to procreate? And simply because you have a man/woma

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 05:42 PM

May 2014

woman having sex and/or married does not guarantee they will procreate? wtf

LadyHawkAZ

(6,199 posts)

3. Is he saying his entire state is gay

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 05:44 PM

May 2014

and will all come out at once when same-sex marriage is legal?

What a dork.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

4. They most likely aren't going to procreate any way

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 05:45 PM

May 2014

My heterosexual wife and I didn't procreate so I guess we should never have been permitted to marry.

JohnnyLib2

(11,212 posts)

11. An Ark is being prepared in KY. Not sure that you'll have a ticket.

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #4)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:22 PM

May 2014

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

5. Kentucky is one of those states with a high out of wedlock birthrate.

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 05:49 PM

May 2014

The right wing will not give up, even though their arguments can easily be disassembled.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

7. Governor Beshear is a DEMOCRAT. He has made Kentucky a model for the American Care Act, much

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #5)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:12 PM

May 2014

to turtleman's chagrin.

It though, seems to be a bizarre statement, as gay people can damn well have kids just as much as straight people can.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

17. The Senate race should be rated a toss-up, not lean Republican.

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #7)

Fri May 9, 2014, 10:17 PM

May 2014

IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,315 posts)

6. Right. If teh gay marry, then straights won't have any more sex.

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:07 PM

May 2014

It is such an obvious conclusion to the shriveled wingnut mind.

Beshear needs to be upgraded to the teabagger presidential short list.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

8. Beshear is a Democrat. He has pushed hard for the implementation of the ACA and

Reply to IllinoisBirdWatcher (Reply #6)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:13 PM

May 2014

had been very successful. Turtleman is pissed.

JohnnyLib2

(11,212 posts)

10. It's a bizarre line of reasoning, for sure. Atty Gen. Conway refused to appeal.

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #8)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:20 PM

May 2014

Conway is now a candidate to replace Beshear.

IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,315 posts)

12. I don't care which party he labels himself

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #8)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:48 PM

May 2014

If his official legal position is that straights won't have intercourse because gays marry, then he needs to be labeled as somewhat delusional. Democrat or not, his policy is perfectly repugnant and very Teapublican.

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

9. Holy shit now I have heard it all

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 06:17 PM

May 2014

lstacyb

(2 posts)

13. Birth rate

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 07:09 PM

May 2014

Gay people adopt the children that straight people don't want to take care of!

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

15. That age old argument is where homophobia and nationalism/racism intersect.

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 07:23 PM

May 2014

Can't have homosexuality, since it threatens "our" birth rate.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

16. It's really simple population math. If gay people marry

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 08:25 PM

May 2014

Then 1+1=pterodactyl

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)

18. As a gay Kentuckian, I applaud the Governor for recognizing this threat.

Reply to JohnnyLib2 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:41 PM

May 2014

You see, I just wanted some equal rights at first. But now I know that me having equal rights will turn the entire state gay and cause our population to die off, which of course I'm not in favor of. So I'm super glad that my tax dollars are being spent to reveal this massive problem!

I'm also curious as to why Massachusetts hasn't disappeared in the last decade, but maybe it takes a while for this to kick in.

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