Comments on Advance Indiana™: Bayh Opposes Federal Marriage Amendment

I'm with Jeff on this one. Too bad nobody asked h...

2006-06-19T21:28:00.000-05:00

I'm with Jeff on this one. Too bad nobody asked him about DenialOMA repeal, which is the real divining rod on this issue. Comparatively, the FMA and MPA are no-brainers, not to mention that a lack of an amendment is functionally inconsequential without DenialOMA repeal. Many of our nation's senators said as much during the debate as they fell all over themselves reassuring each other that, MPA or no MPA, the bar to equal access to this fundamental right was safely intact, the pigs.

Bayh isn't your friend. Hoosier queers have too often mistaken access for support. Bayh is trying to use you to counter the highly justified criticism he's getting about his always less than stellar support that sometimes falls to outright opposition to our equal rights under the law and equal opportunity and treatment in American society. Don't let him.

Kind of sad that with everything that's going wron...

2006-05-23T01:34:00.000-05:00

Kind of sad that with everything that's going wrong in this country, Rove & Co. are going to be hammering in the wedge issues this November. They certainly know how to campaign, but they don't have a clue how to govern.

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Yes, but a little leadership on this issue would b...

2006-05-22T22:09:00.000-05:00

Yes, but a little leadership on this issue would be helpful don't you think? Couldn't Bayh's opposition to a state amendment be leveraged to work on state Democrats?

Jeff--on the actual issues he has had to vote on i...

2006-05-22T21:38:00.000-05:00

Jeff--on the actual issues he has had to vote on in the Senate, he has been very good on GLBT issues, particularly when contrasted with Sen. Lugar. The fact is that he doesn't have to cast a vote in the Indiana legislature on SJR-7--that's not his battle. He does have to cast a vote on the FMA--and on that issue, he is on the side of the GLBT community.

I bet Russ Feingold wouldn't have to "read" the st...

2006-05-22T20:51:00.000-05:00

I bet Russ Feingold wouldn't have to "read" the state marriage amendment to issue an opinion on it.

I don't declare myself a member of either party, but when it comes to this issue, where in the hell are the democrats? I hope they're not represented by Evan Bayh; he should not have even hesitated to express opposition to that awful amendment.

I don't believe his bullshit answer for a minute; he knows what's in it. If not what the hell kind of senator is he if he doesn't even follow the headline issues in his home state?

I'm disgusted with Senator Bayh.

Bil--thanks--I'm going to do another follow up on ...

2006-05-22T19:21:00.000-05:00

Bil--thanks--I'm going to do another follow up on the balance of the issues.

Thanks for the kind mention, Gary - we appreciate ...

2006-05-22T19:12:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the kind mention, Gary - we appreciate having two bilerico contributors mentioned on your blog! It was a pleasure seeing you at the event. I mentioned Advance Indiana in my post about the lunch - be sure to post about your question about how the Iraqi government is treating LGBT citizens. It was an interesting topic of conversation.