Even though I liked the earlier diarist that came to the conclusion that religious fundamentalists wanted to kill him, I'm wondering if that wouldn't deprive them of an opponent to demonize. I mean, they could find someone else, but gays are so
convenient...
A Republican lawmaker in Maine has introduced a bill to prohibit abortions based on the sexual orientation of the unborn baby.
State Rep. Brian Duprey wants the Legislature to forbid a woman from ending a pregnancy because the fetus is homosexual.
He said the bill looks into the future in case scientists find what he described as a "homosexual gene."
"I have heard from women who told me that if they found out that they were carrying a child with the gay gene, then they would abort. I think this is wrong," said Duprey, who got the idea while listening to the Rush Limbaugh Show.
But some lawmakers say Duprey is neither interested in creating new policy to protect gays and lesbians nor seriously discussing the issue of abortion. The bill, they say, is a way of forcing some lawmakers to choose between abortion rights and gay rights.
Who the hell are these people? And since when is gay-baiting en vogue enough for it to make its way into goddamned legislation?
see full article here
While - sure - this might seem to be a good idea on the surface, the fact that this is the same person who put forward a same-sex marriage bill with absolutely no intention of voting for it is certainly something to consider.
The fact that this man is paid a salary to play games with his constituents and colleagues is reprehensible. Politics - certainly politics in the US - is designed to work on the principle of compromise (on some issues, anyway), and is not some giant 3rd-grade-ish game of "Gotcha."
I also think part of it is that this man is power-hungry and wants to put himself in the spotlight. So now that he's here, I don't feel it would be problematic to suggest that you contact him:
Rep. Brian Duprey
P.O. Box 214
Hampden, ME 04444
Phone: 207/862-5785
repduprey@msn.net
Have fun, kids!