Comments on: RNC Responds to Maine Marriage Bill http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/06/11202 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 18 May 2013 05:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Christopher Waldrop http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/06/11202/comment-page-1#comment-40167 Christopher Waldrop Thu, 07 May 2009 15:54:23 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11202#comment-40167 Matt, that's long been a Republican policy. They value the right of states to rule themselves (they've done a historical about-face and become the party of the Confederacy) except when states adopt a policy Republicans don't like. Gay marriage? States shouldn't be allowed to do it. Medical marijuana? States shouldn't be allowed to do it. Environmental standards? States shouldn't be allowed to set those. Forcing religion into classrooms? That's a states' rights issue. Determining who can vote and who can't? That's a states' rights issue. And so on. Steele's very tepid response seems to be an acknowledgment of just how much Republicans know they're losing by waging a fight on a social issue while the economy is going down the tubes. In good economic times they'd be screaming it from the rooftops. Now even for them it's just a distraction. Matt, that’s long been a Republican policy. They value the right of states to rule themselves (they’ve done a historical about-face and become the party of the Confederacy) except when states adopt a policy Republicans don’t like. Gay marriage? States shouldn’t be allowed to do it. Medical marijuana? States shouldn’t be allowed to do it. Environmental standards? States shouldn’t be allowed to set those. Forcing religion into classrooms? That’s a states’ rights issue. Determining who can vote and who can’t? That’s a states’ rights issue. And so on.

Steele’s very tepid response seems to be an acknowledgment of just how much Republicans know they’re losing by waging a fight on a social issue while the economy is going down the tubes. In good economic times they’d be screaming it from the rooftops. Now even for them it’s just a distraction.

]]> By: Matt http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/06/11202/comment-page-1#comment-40165 Matt Thu, 07 May 2009 14:34:16 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11202#comment-40165 Apparently the RNC isn't in favor of federalism or a state's legislature determining its own laws. Or in other words, state's rights are fine- as long as they don't empower we homos. Apparently the RNC isn’t in favor of federalism or a state’s legislature determining its own laws.

Or in other words, state’s rights are fine- as long as they don’t empower we homos.

]]> By: Bruno http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/06/11202/comment-page-1#comment-40157 Bruno Thu, 07 May 2009 08:19:39 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11202#comment-40157 Does Steele & the RNC want to downplay these SSM victories, or does he just not care to research them that much? Because it'd be easy to bring up the "people's veto" thing. Does Steele & the RNC want to downplay these SSM victories, or does he just not care to research them that much? Because it’d be easy to bring up the “people’s veto” thing.

]]> By: Pomo http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/06/11202/comment-page-1#comment-40148 Pomo Thu, 07 May 2009 03:31:56 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11202#comment-40148 Hence why I am no longer a republican. Hence why I am no longer a republican.

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