A MODEST PROPOSAL: Maggie Gallagher

Barry Davis, writes to me (via snail-mail!): "With this letter I wish to share my euphoria over the recent victories for traditional marriage that occurred in 11 states. . .Your staunch support for the cause has inspired me to write you about a similar imminent threat to traditional values. It is my belief there are certain other groups that should warrant at least as much attention as those awful gays and lesbians who are trying to undermine our most sacred Christian institutions. . .

"All decent Americans should unite to fight against their influence. This is, of course, The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy. . .

"We've already seen how much fun it is to let voters choose to deny certain rights and privileges to minority groups, even when the majority enjoys those same rights and privileges. If you are in need of any more ideas like the one I have mentioned here, please let me know. There are a million more where that came from."

Barry, thanks so much. I have another modest proposal: Let's get courts to redefine the word "gay" to mean people who are attracted either to the same-sex or to the opposite sex. People who fail to do so will be deemed bigots who prefer exclusionary language, organizations and ideas. Organizations that currently call themselves "gay" who fail to adapt to the new law may face legal pressures applied to other bigots in the public square.

posted by Eve at 8:21 PM VOTE

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home