Amarillo Globe-News publishes editorial against gay marriage; commenters takedown editors

[TexasTowelie]

In a sign of just how far we’ve come, I never dreamed of the day when I would be surprised to see the Amarillo Globe-News editorializing against same-sex marriage. The AGN’s editorial board is pandering to its right-wing subscribers up in arms about a federal judge’s decision striking down Oklahoma’s marriage ban:

It is interesting how — to some — the rights of states to govern themselves apply only in certain situations. For example, the federal government looks the other way as far enforcing its own laws related to the legalization of marijuana, but feels the need to step in when it comes to defining marriage. And let’s be honest, specifically, the U.S. Constitution includes nothing about marijuana or marriage.

However, the U.S. Constitution does state, in the 10th Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”

When it comes to some social agendas, this constitutional right apparently does not matter.

Below is a pretty good takedown from the comments. If you’d like to fire off a letter to the editor, go here.



Source: http://www.lonestarq.com/parts-texas-daily-newspapers-still-publish-editorials-opposing-sex-marriage/

Cross-posted in the LGBT Group.

[stg81]

1. you can't use states' rights to trump the Constitution:

the U.S. Constitution is a floor, not a ceiling.

It guarantees everyone certain rights, which cannot be taken away by the states. Such as marriage rights.