Okla. Rep. Says Being Gay Is 'Not a Civil Right, It's a Human Wrong'

[William769]

The author of Oklahoma's constitutional amendment banning marriage equality is unhappy, but also unsurprised, that the law has been struck down by a federal court.

On Tuesday, U.S. district judge Terence Kern ruled that the state's constitutional amendment banning the recognition of same-sex marriages violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The judge placed a hold on his ruling, expecting the state to appeal the decision.

Former state Sen. James Williamson, who drafted that constitutional amendment that was approved by voters in 2004 by approximately 75 percent, told Tulsa's KOTV that he believes Kern's ruling is an attempt to override the will of Oklahoma voters.

"The federal courts have always taken a much more activist view of the Constitution, and so that was a risk that we were going to see that...I think that what we did was the right thing back then, and it's the right thing right now."

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2014/01/16/watch-okla-rep-says-being-gay-not-civil-right-its-human-wrong

[Behind the Aegis]

1. the 80's called....they want their slogan back!

There are plenty of heads popping in OK right now. I know mine is...where to register! Choices, choices, choices!

[William769]

4. I believe you will be registering before me.

Make sure to send her an invite.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Mazel Tov!

Man, I hope that **** isn't your Rep.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. My rep isn't any better!

It was funny, during the campaign, we weren't sure who was who because the ads were so generic and all about creepy children and them swaggering around looking for something to shoot. It wasn't until a canvasser came to the door with literature, that we found out the democrat had some decent positions, but more importantly, we finally knew which one was which!

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Oh, that's annoying.

I suppose the universal scales are somewhat balanced by how, around here, every 2 years the GOP has to find some poor shmoe to try to spend the campaign explaining how he's really not like everyone else with an (R) after their name, honest!

[Aristus]

2. 10 to 1 this hamhock spends his off-hours trolling airports for anonymous sex.

It's always something with these mouth-breathers...

[Behind the Aegis]

12. You really think Sally Kern is trolling the Will Rogers airport for sex?

I find that HIGHLY unlikely.

[Aristus]

13. No. The author of the amendment banning marriag equality.

n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

14. Why not Kern? She is obviously a homophobe.

[sakabatou]

3. They said the same thing to African-Americans decades ago.

[Burf-_-]

5. Check....

I think judge Kerns hold on his own ruling is probably a chess like move. We may see a stroke of genius in this kind of subtle withholding. If they appeal...and they will, we will see exactly WHO is involved and what their next move is, which of course ultimately shows their end game. A shot held, is sometimes, a shot your opponent walks arrogantly, or obliviously into. Or both. Checkmate.

[CBGLuthier]

6. To be clear, it was Rep. Sally Kern, who said this particular awful thing, not Wilkinson

Kind of a funny coincidence her having the last name the same as the judge who ruled.

Wilkinson may be a bigoted tool but he is nowhere near as open about being a hateful bigot as Sally waste-of-fucking-space Kern.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Sally Kern is a universe of stupid all her own

can not argue with you there.

[CBGLuthier]

10. She lives about five miles down the road from me and I can feel the pull

from the black hole that is her heart. She is not in my district or I almost would be tempted to run against her just as an excuse to call he names publicly.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. You have my sympathies. She is a NASTY individual.

I have no idea where Bridenstine lives, but he likely doesn't live close to me.

[theHandpuppet]

16. Ha-ha! Gosh, that would be worth it!

You'd have to make sure there were plenty of folks with cameras available. She'd be a sputtering internet sensation.