Bush and Republicans getting desperate…
And stupider. Incase you haven’t been watching the news lately, Dubya has decided to try and ban gay marriage, again. Yup, with his popularity in the upper 20s, herr dipshit is bring back the Federal Marriage Amendment. Meanwhile, Bill "Can’t tell a corpse when he sees one" Frist is proposing an amendment banning flag burning. Both are acts of desperation, borne out of low approval ratings and the need to bolster them.
They will both fail. Amending the Constitution is extremely hard. It requires a 2/3 supermajority of Congress (both chambers) and ratification of 2/3 of the states (38 states). This is irrelevent, as the Republicans would need Democrats to help vote for either one, which will never happen. Plus, mid-term elections are only a few months away, and the Democrats might gain control of the House, meaning that neither amendment will be passed.
Honestly, this just shows how out of touch the Republican leadership is. Instead of focusing its attention important issues, such as gas prices and immigration, they’re spending their time chasing irrelevent social topics.
They fail to see the hypocrisy of their actions. We’re supposed to be the land of the free, the equal, yet they want pass laws discriminating against a segment of our society. They want to pass a law forbidding someone from practicing their first amendment right to express themselves. If a person wishes to burn the flag, to make a statement, to express their feelings, then so be it.
Bush, Frist, just give it up.
