[Winona Online Democracy] >Polygamy and Incest are both straw man arguments. The Supreme Court overturned Sodomy Laws - not laws about gay marriage (I think the majority decision even explicitly said that the SCOTUS decision was NOT addressing gay marriage).
>The arguments against interracial marriages are more comparible to the arguments against gay marriage. Bob: Eva is one smart lady. She is the person I was thinking of this afternoon while I was wondering where all the real republicans are on this issue. Hello, Libertarians...are you out there anywhere? When are you going to come out and be on the right side of this issue? Eva is the only person who came to mind when I was trying to tag a real republican that I actually knew. Some one who stood for individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise, and dedication to progress. There are many real conservatives hanging around, but I see very few real republicans these days. And the libertarians are AWOL. Back to Eva: >As far as the issue of whether Republicans will use this issue to go after Democrats. Some will try to do so - and others will be against using this strategy. I find it telling that Governor Pawlenty avoided mention of this topic in the state of the state. Bob again: I, too, think this is interesting. Soccer moms may vote homeland security, but they don't vote against their friends (straight women and gay men go way back). Pawlenty's suburban base won't flock to this one. Eva: >I'm curious though - will using this issue as a major election issue help or hurt candidates in Winona? Bob: That's we want to know, too. So far Speaker Swiggum (R-Kenyon) and Greg Davids (R-Preston) are the only Winona area legislators to make any public comment...that is to the best of my knowledge. I am very interested to see what we hear from Gene Pelowski (D-Winona) on this. I would imagine the goal of most legislators is to not talk about it at all. I'm guessing Pelowski, Kierlin, and Murphy are all in that camp. Certainly no large demonstrations in Central Park for or against the amendment. Bob Sebo Winona ps...eva...glad you're lurking...we have a good group going down here...bob _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
