Lincoln Davis Makes Pointless House Debate Interesting
Tennessee's own Lincoln Davis during today's House debate on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage (via Think Progress):
Davis managed to take this debate to ridiculous new levels and called into question the moral integrity of the congressional anti-gay movement. The question is, Was he being serious or satirical?
LINCOLN DAVIS: Marriage is for life, and this amendment needs to include that basic tenant. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I think we should expand the scope of the amendment to outlaw divorce in this country. Going further Mr. Speaker, I believe in fidelity. Adultery is an evil that threatens the marriage and the heart of every marriage, which is commitment.
How can we as a country allow adulterers to go unpunished and continue to make a mockery of marriage? Again by doing so, what lessons are we teaching our children about marriage? I certainly think that it shows we are not serious about protecting the institution and this is why I think the amendment should outlaw adultery and make it a felony. Additionally, Mr. Speaker, we must address spousal abuse and child abuse. Think of how many marriages end in a divorce or permanent separation because one spouse is abusive.
And, Mr. Speaker, I personally think child abuse may be the most despicable act one can commit. This is why if we are truly serious about protecting marriage to the point we will amend the constitution, we should extend the punishment of abuse to prevent those who do such a hideous act from ever running for an elected position anywhere.
We should also prevent those who commit adultery, or get a divorce, from running for office. Mr. Speaker, this House must lead by example. If we want those watching on CSPAN to actually believe we are serious about protecting marriage, then we should go after the other major threats to the institution. Not just the threat that homosexuals may some day be allowed to marry in a state other than Massachusetts. An elected official should certainly lead by example.
Davis managed to take this debate to ridiculous new levels and called into question the moral integrity of the congressional anti-gay movement. The question is, Was he being serious or satirical?
posted by Tinley | 2:03 PM
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Thanks for putting this news up. It certainly is a confusing thing to evaluate whether Lincoln Davis was serious, because although he is a Democrat, he has a very strongly right wing voting record, and so it is plausible that he might come out in favor of a ban on adultery and divorce.
Apparently, someone checked with his congressional office, and he was being sarcastic, but it's really hard to tell. I posted the movie on my web site so people can have a look for themselves:
http://www.irregulartimes.com/lincolndavisinsane.mov
Uh oh. It seems that I got this story wrong. I couldn't believe it at first. It just seemed too ridiculous, but Lincoln Davis was being SERIOUS after all. He voted FOR this stupid Republican anti-marriage amendment to the Constitution.
Lincoln Davis really meant it when he said that divorce should be a felony. He really wants to make adultery illegal.
Is Lincoln Davis insane? I mean really... is he nuts?
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