The Constitution is sacrosanct, except when I want to rewrite parts of it.
While other Republicans busy themselves building little forts out of couch cushions
rather than defend their positions against marriage equality, the nation's worst senator has piped up with his usual overcaffeinated response. What could be more serious than demanding A New Constitutional Amendment, having the folks at Breitbart cover your demand, then
tweeting out your endorsement of the Breitbart transcription
of that demand?
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Monday that he plans to introduce a constitutional amendment barring the federal government or the courts from overturning state marriage laws.
Citing the Supreme Court's "tragic and indefensible" refusal to take up same-sex marriage cases—essentially legalizing same-sex marriage in another 11 states—Cruz announced the proposal in a statement. He said he has already introduced legislation in the Senate to "protect the authority of state legislatures to define marriage," because "marriage is a question for the states."
Unless the states decide the wrong way, in which case it's a question for the courts again. It's funny how
states' rights keeps meaning the most conservative of any two choices. When states demand the right to restrict public gun-waving more than the politicians of some other states might like then
states' rights can go right to hell.
Cruz said that the Constitution "entrusts state legislatures, elected by the People, to define marriage consistent with the values and mores of their citizens," and "unelected judges should not be imposing their policy preferences to subvert the considered judgments of democratically elected legislatures."
Unless it's about Obamacare, in which case we demand—demand, I say!—that unelected judges impose their policy preferences over the considered judgments of the legislative branch that passed that legislation.
“Traditional marriage is an institution whose integrity and vitality are critical to the health of any society," Cruz said. "We should remain faithful to our moral heritage and never hesitate to defend it.”
Yes, yes, you're God's own chosen wanker. We can all hardly wait for
Sen. Ted Cruz Explains The History of Marriage Through The Ages, The Miniseries. It'll be like
COSMOS, but with livestock trading and concubines.
Anyway: Ted Cruz sez change the Constitution, blah blah blah, my moral values are to be protected at all costs and your moral values can piss off, more blah blah blah. I can only presume from the generic phrases and boilerplate arguments that this is some form letter that Republican politicians can sign their names to and throw over the transom.
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