A Perfect Reply in the Gay Marriage Debate

[OneFinger]

On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.

 

At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin,my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"

 

Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

 

The room erupted into applause.

 

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Unfortunately, I don't have a source (yet) to verify the accuracy of this story. But, even if it's not true, we can always "wish" it had been said.

 

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"We need to have more respect for each other. Things have just gone really crazy, out of control. ... We're on a very weird kind of cycle." Stevie Wonder

[Lookin]

OneFinger, looks like it's true, and here's the source:

 

http://www.raskin06.com/

 

Thanks so much for posting this great quote!

[OneFinger]

THANK YOU for doing the research and providing verification! That's really one of the best retorts I've heard in years.

 

Perhaps society is willing and ready to change!

 

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"We need to have more respect for each other. Things have just gone really crazy, out of control. ... We're on a very weird kind of cycle." Stevie Wonder