A few Interesting Tid Bits
A Massachusetts judge ruled Sept. 29 that same-sex couples from Rhode Island can “marry” in the Bay State, handing homosexual activists a significant victory and likely sparking a movement for a law or constitutional amendment in Rhode Island banning “gay marriage.”
In a nine-page ruling Superior Court Justice Thomas E. Connolly noted that Rhode Island has no constitutional amendment, statute or court ruling expressly banning “gay marriage.” His decision may be the biggest legal win yet for homosexual activists in their effort to spread “marriages” from Massachusetts to other states. It is not known, though, whether Rhode Island will recognize the licenses. (source)
This won’t effect Connecticut because my state defines marriage as “one man, one woman”, but it will be interesting to see how Rhode Island responds to this. They will either try to get something into their constitution, which is a very lengthy process, or the legislature may try to put something in place for civil unions. My guess would be civil unions, given that they are a more progressive state. Or they may surprise me and just let it go. I suppose they could also become the second state to allow gay couples to marry, although I really don’t see that happening.
See, I’m not investing much emotional baggage into this topic anymore (yes, I’m proud of myself for that). I just think that right now, there are more important things facing our country. But, this news was interesting.
Oh, and speaking of interesting....
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., resigned from Congress on Friday, effective immediately, in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former teenage male page.
“I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent,” he said in a statement issued by his office.
The two-sentence statement did not refer to the e-mails and gave no reason for Foley’s abrupt decision to abandon a flourishing career in Congress.
Foley, 52, had been a shoo-in for a new term until the e-mail correspondence surfaced in recent days. [...]
Foley, who represents an area around Palm Beach County, e-mailed the page in August 2005. The page had worked for Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., and Foley asked him how he was doing after Hurricane Katrina and what he wanted for his birthday. The congressman also asked the boy to send a photo of himself, according to excerpts of the e-mails that were originally released by ABC News. [...]
“he’s such a nice guy”, Foley wrote about the other boy, “acts much older than his age...and hes in really great shape...i am just finished riding my bike on a 25 mile journey now heading to the gym...whats school like for you this year?”
In other e-mails, Foley wrote, “I am back in Florida now...its nice here...been raining today...it sounds like you will have some fun over the next few weeks...how old are you now?” and “how are you weathering the hurricane...are you safe...send me an email pic of you as well.” (source - FOX News)
Yes, that’s right, I used FOX News as the source! I got a certain amount of satisfaction from sourcing the right-wing rag on some dirt from one of their own.
The story itself is creepy. And why would he be asking a teenage boy for his photo anyway? I suppose right now the Republicans are trying to figure out how to weave this story. I’m sure they will come up with something like trying to make it look like Foley was an in-the-closet homosexual who preyed on children, or that the otherwise upstanding straight man was seduced by the evil gay agenda. Believe me, nothing would surprise me. Who knows how they will play it. And, in all fairness, Foley is innocent until proven guilty. I just think there must be more to this story because of his abrupt resignation.
And here’s a bit of irony, right from his website:
As a founder and co-chair of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus, Mark has been instrumental in the development and passage of legislation designed to protect our children.
He authored legislation that became law -- the Volunteers for Children Act -- that gives volunteer organizations that work with children, such as scouting and sports groups, access to FBI fingerprint-based background checks to ensure that they are not inadvertently hiring child molesters.
He has also cosponsored legislation toughening the penalties levied at those who hurt children and, most recently, has joined forces with the Administration and Congress to fight child predators. His Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, which has passed both the House and Senate, will overhaul the way we track and monitor predatory pedophiles. He has also introduced and cosponsored legislation designed to eliminate child pornography and exploitive child modeling web sites. (source)
Don’t expect that website to be online much longer.
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Wow. Last night after I posted the entry, I was concerned that I harshly judged Foley, without first letting the facts come out. It is, after all, an awful thing that he's being accused of.
But the messages speak pretty loudly to me.
He resigned over the IM messages he sent another teenage boy that are just now being reported: