MN State Senator Amy Koch
The "family values" Republican who fought to protect marriage from teh gheys, even as she was
banging her Senate aide having "inappropriate relationship" with a subordinate staffer has
posted a message to her website:
Statement of Amy Koch
December 21, 2011
In a letter dated 12.15.11, I announced that I was resigning as Majority Leader for personal reasons. I have made some mistakes and errors in judgment for which I am deeply sorry by engaging in a relationship with a Senate staffer. While I have not violated any laws or Senate rules, nor misused any state funds or property, I want to express my deep regret and apologies to my constituents, the Republican party, my fellow legislators, friends and most importantly, my family. I regret more than words can express the hurt that I have caused to the people that I love, and to those who have worked and served with me over the past years.
The events of recent days have been very difficult for me and those close to me. It is important that I spend time now focusing on the challenging days ahead as I work through some very personal issues.
I do have concerns about this portion of the statement:
While I have not violated any laws or Senate rules
I don't know the Senate rules, but it is not at all clear that the
devoted hapless wife and mother has not violated any laws. I direct Senator Koch's attention to
Minnesota Statute 609.36, which reads:
Adultery.
Subdivision 1. Acts constituting. When a married woman has sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband, whether married or not, both are guilty of adultery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Yes, this would be a law currently on the books of the North Star State.
It has been suggested that Amy Koch should be made to stand in judgement before her peers, Tom Pritchard and Bradley Dean, who also happen to be her political allies, and fine defenders of "family values."
The LGBT community is getting rather sadly accustomed to having their right to marry voted on by their fellow citizens. Yesterday, I thought a little turnaround might be fun. So, I posted the question to the LGBT community over at Huffington Post:
Should Amy Koch be allowed to be married?
Thousands of votes later (and a pick-up by the local
CBS-affiliate) Koch's right to marry hangs in a very thin balance. Like many marriage equality battles, the margin between victory and defeat is very narrow.
As of 9:00 pm EST the vote is such:
Yes, every American deserves the right to marry.
51.81%
No, "inappropriate relationships" desecrate the sacred institution.
48.19%
The LGBT community is apparently more generous with endowing the right to marry than the population at large.
I invite you to surf over to Huffington Post's Gay Voices vertical and vote on the future of Amy Koch's marriage yourself.
7:39 PM PT: Still waiting for the culture warriors to speak. Should we remind them what their favorite book of the Bible says about Amy Koch's situation?
Leviticus 20:10;
And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.