Here we go, people. The marriage amendment wins for the bible-beaters in 2008 has convinced the dim bulb wingnuts in the Republican party that the way to remake its tattered image is to focus on social conservatism—womb control and same-sex marriage.
The Republican brand is still alive and well, Rep. Mike Pence said on Fox News Sunday.
When asked by Chris Wallace what “conservative solutions” the GOP would bring to their current minority-party status, Pence said social issues like “the sanctity of marriage” will remain the backbone of the Republican platform.
“You build those conservative solutions, Chris, on the same time-honored principles of limited government, a belief in free markets, in the sanctity of life, the sanctity of marriage,” Pence said.
The Indiana representative cited the ballot measures against gay marriage that passed on Election Day as evidence of the continuing presence of conservative values.
“There were three state referendums on marriage ... all three carried. The vitality of the conservative movement around the country is very real,” said Pence.
The full transcript is here.
I hate to break it to them, but this defeat is not going to stop progress on the LGBT rights front, they are on the wrong side of history. We will emerge from this debacle re-energized to fight religion being used to remove the civil rights of gay and lesbian couples. We do, however, need to do a post-mortem on what can avoid repeating mistakes that made it possible for these amendments to pass.
Speaking of the whole amendment debacle, those of you in Massachusetts who think they are immune to an attack, the fundies are training their scopes on you. Read below the fold.