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MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 09:18 AM
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U.S. House Members File Bill to Overturn (Gay Marriage) Action by D.C. Council
We knew this was coming . . .

A group of lawmakers introduced a bill in the House of Representatives yesterday that would define marriage in the District as the union of one man and one woman.

The bill is designed to block a measure approved 12 to 1 by the D.C. Council two weeks ago to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states that have legalized gay marriage.

The lead sponsors of the D.C. Defense of Marriage Act are Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.). The bill has a total of 30 sponsors from both parties.

"The ideal institution for raising children is family; it is moms and dads," said Jordan yesterday at a Capitol Hill rally, where he was flanked by clergy members and other supporters. "We saw what happened in Iowa. We saw what happened in New Hampshire. And when the D.C. Council did this, this is the national city, this is the national capital of the greatest country in the world, and this is a fight worth getting into, defending that key institution."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/21/AR2009052103146.html


Wonder what secrets Boren and Jordan have lurking in their closets?
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 09:19 AM
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1. why don't those fucking hayseeds go home and beat their wives?
It's a lot more entertaining, and their wives are a lot less likely to kick their asses.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 09:26 AM
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2. it is not the national capital of the greatest country in the world
just the national capital of the country the most full of itself in the world.

Oh, I expect this horse shit from a sour republican from Ohio who we can expect to get busted with his favorite male hooker and a crack pipe any day now, but Dan Boren I would vote republican to get you out of office.

A real republican, and a fake democrat - they should go diddle each other with a barbwire triple ripple butt plug.

:nuke:
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QC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 09:37 AM
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3. Dan Boren's dad is gayer than a tree full of parrots.
I'm not sure if that counts as a skeleton in little Dan's closet, but it certainly adds some spice to this story.
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Creideiki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 08:28 PM
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13. +1
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nykym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 10:17 AM
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4. These two Bozos
need to go back to their own states and do something good for the public. They only work in DC and have no rights.
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totodeinhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 11:53 AM
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5. It's sad to see Dems signing off on this.
I expected that the pukes would be for this, but what is wrong with all of those DINO's who continue to want to deny equal rights to all?
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MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 01:53 PM
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7. That's it -- they're Vichy Dems
They might as well switch parties and make it official.
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 12:10 PM
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6. Here's a list of all 33 co-sponsors...
... bigots, every one of them. :puke:

Rep Alexander, Rodney (LA - 5)

Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. (MD - 6)

Rep Boozman, John (AR - 3)

Rep Boren, Dan (OK - 2)

Rep Broun, Paul C. (GA - 10)

Rep Cantor, Eric (VA - 7)

Rep Chaffetz, Jason (UT - 3)

Rep Cole, Tom (OK - 4)

Rep Conaway, K. Michael (TX - 11)

Rep Fallin, Mary (OK - 5)

Rep Fleming, John (LA - 4)

Rep Forbes, J. Randy (VA - 4)

Rep Franks, Trent (AZ - 2)

Rep Garrett, Scott (NJ - 5)

Rep Gohmert, Louie (TX - 1)

Rep Herger, Wally (CA - 2)

Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. (NC - 3)

Rep King, Steve (IA - 5)

Rep Kline, John (MN - 2)

Rep Lamborn, Doug (CO - 5)

Rep Latta, Robert E. (OH - 5)

Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine (MO - 9)

Rep Marchant, Kenny (TX - 24)

Rep McHenry, Patrick T. (NC - 10)

Rep McIntyre, Mike (NC - 7)

Rep Neugebauer, Randy (TX - 19)

Rep Pence, Mike (IN - 6)

Rep Price, Tom (GA - 6)

Rep Rogers, Harold (KY - 5)

Rep Scalise, Steve (LA - 1)

Rep Smith, Lamar (TX - 21)

Rep Tiahrt, Todd (KS - 4)

Rep Wilson, Joe (SC - 2)
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 04:38 PM
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9. I take it that the bolded ones are Democrats? n/m
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 07:34 PM
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11. Yep. - n/t
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 10:15 AM
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14. Well, have at them, then. Since there are only two, they should be easy enough to purge. n/m
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:01 PM
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15. Purge? There's a word with an interesting history. - n/t
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:25 AM
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16. Yeah, fun, isn't it? And sometimes necessary, if you want to exorcize a creeping cancer. n/m
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bluedawg12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 02:26 PM
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8. They are liars. This was legislative and not a judicial "fiat" and they still carp?
The only thing that suits them is seeing gay Americans be third class citizens.

The only thing that suits them is having it their bigoted way.
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RetiredTrotskyite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 04:47 PM
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10. Yeah, bluedawg...
that's the way I see it. The real goal of these numbnuts is to see LGBTQ people be third class citizens.
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Creideiki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 08:27 PM
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12. I think this should be brought to a House vote
Really, I do.

Right after:

a) DADT repeal.

b) DOMA repeal.

c) Transgender-inclusive ENDA.

d) The economy is fixed.

e) Preventive detention is outlawed.

f) Iraq troop withdrawal timeline is fixed.

g) Afghanistan troop withdrawal timeline is fixed.

I'm sure I've forgotten some things. After all, we have IMPORTANT THINGS to do! We can't multi-task just to satisfy Boren's homophobia.
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