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October 30, 2006
New Jersey Same-Sex Ruling May Energize Conservatives
Topics: Political News and commentaries
[Image: If marriage no longer has any real meaning, are trees next?]
Have Republican prospects in November's elections just become decidedly brighter as result of the ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court on same-sex marriage? Will conservatives turn out to vote against the party abortion on demand, euthanasia, and same-sex marriage? Star Parker, in a commentary at Spero News, believes conservatives aren't dumb, we know the difference between a duck and a goose, and the court essentially said that a same sex partnership walks like a duck, looks like a duck and should be granted all the rights and benefits of a duck, but concluded it didn't have the authority to call it a duck. The problem is that it's not a duck, but a goose to our traditional understanding of marriage and family in every sense of the word:
[...] those who are saying that this (ed: the N.J. judge's) decision, because it fell short of outright legalization of same sex marriage, will not be the adrenalin injection to disillusioned and apathetic conservative voters that Republicans claim it will be, are wrong.... Conservatives are not as dumb as liberals might think we are. You might call a duck a goose, but we really know a duck when we see one.
... Consider the disappointment among homosexual activists in the wake of this decision. Listening to these folks make their case for same sex marriage over recent years, you would really have thought that this was all about complaints about discrimination in rights and benefits.
... But if that was what this was all about, they'd be ecstatic with this decision. Same sex partners in New Jersey now have identical rights and benefits to those of traditional marriage. The complaint about legal discrimination is off the table.Parker goes on to point out that the New Jersey decision will shake many depressed, alienated, hostile and apathetic conservatives out of their doldrums. It will remind them of the damage that those to whom they're prepared to abdicate power can really do. Read all of the piece here, and be damned sure to vote for traditional values and national security on election day.... Their disappointment emerges from the fact that homosexual activism is as much about legitimacy and acceptance as rights and benefits. It's about culture and values.
... Conservatives understand that this movement is about rewriting our cultural script, and redefining our values, as it is about legal technicalities and rights and benefits.
But if this is the case, why should the New Jersey decision, which falls short of outright legalization of same sex marriage, be a motivator in boosting Republican turnout in November?
... Because the decision moves the ball a long ways downfield.
... Prior to this week, same sex partnership in New Jersey was not a duck. Now it is. We just can't call it one -- yet. Our traditional understanding of marriage and family, has been placed under siege.
... Let's recall Confucius' observation that "When words lose their meaning, people will lose their liberty."
Posted by Abdul at October 30, 2006 10:38 AM
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