{"id":20457,"date":"2015-06-26T14:05:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T18:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/republican-candidates-lead-the-pack-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-of-marriage-equality\/"},"modified":"2015-06-26T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T18:05:39","slug":"republican-candidates-lead-the-pack-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-of-marriage-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/republican-candidates-lead-the-pack-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-of-marriage-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Candidates Lead The Pack On The Wrong Side Of History Of Marriage Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Republican Candidates Lead The Pack On The Wrong Side Of History Of Marriage Equality<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A day that for so many will be remembered as an affirmation of love, respect and equality will for others go down as a blight on our downward-spiraling society. And who are these sticks in the mud?<\/p>\n<p>Namely, social conservative Republicans and other bee-in-their-bonnet antigay activists.<\/p>\n<p>When the inevitable DLB penned, Gus Van Sant directed (or some similar combination) Oscar-winning film chronicling the journey to American marriage equality is produced, these are the people who will cringe when they&rsquo;re cast as the villains.<\/p>\n<p>But hey, maybe it&rsquo;ll be a period piece in 100 years and they&rsquo;ll never have to deal with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Either way, they&rsquo;ve secured their spots on the wrong side of history:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Huckabee just couldn&rsquo;t contain himself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> has spoken with a very divided voice on something only the Supreme Being can do &ndash; redefine marriage. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/3qcnV7Dz9C\">t.co\/3qcnV7Dz9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/614444858137251840\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This irrational, unconstitutional decision threatens religious liberty &ndash; the heart of 1st Amendt. Congress must act. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/riQTyCl1Nl\">t.co\/riQTyCl1Nl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/614447333841993728\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nThe Supreme Court can no more repeal the laws of nature and nature&rsquo;s God on marriage than it can the laws of gravity.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/614454579044950016\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nFive lawyers on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> can no more repeal the laws of nature and nature&rsquo;s God on marriage than they can the laws of gravity.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/614463518209900545\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneManOneWoman?src=hash\">#OneManOneWoman<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OBkGoPwi0U\">t.co\/OBkGoPwi0U<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UXbO0Q7byW\">pic.twitter.com\/UXbO0Q7byW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/614466453220233216\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mlzIBw4VoZ\">t.co\/mlzIBw4VoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/614472201996234753\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Tony Perkins went on a similar tirade &mdash; maybe he and Huckabee should just cut through the tension and go on a date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/marriage?src=hash\">#marriage<\/a> ruling is shocking abuse of power, and will never be accepted <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OM0ZgyP1gw\">t.co\/OM0ZgyP1gw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/614439857914576896\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nNo court can overturn natural law. Nature &amp; Nature&rsquo;s God cannot be usurped by the edict of a court, even <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/614444311975985152\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s folly for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> to think it resolved <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/marriage?src=hash\">#marriage<\/a> issue. By disenfranchising 50 million Americans SCOTUS has supercharged it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/614445558405668864\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> has set our govt on a collision course w\/our cherished <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/religiousfreedom?src=hash\">#religiousfreedom<\/a>, explicitly guaranteed in 1st Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/614448621799477256\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nAmericans will not stop standing for transcendent truth and never accept the legitimacy of this decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/marriage?src=hash\">#marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/614449423217754112\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nWe&rsquo;ll keep speaking uncompromisingly about what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/marriage?src=hash\">#marriage<\/a> is, has been, and always will be: the union of one <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> &amp; one <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/614450698109870081\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Rick Santorum offered his expected brand of close-mindedness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, 5 unelected judges redefined the foundational unit of society. Now it is the people&rsquo;s turn to speak <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marriage?src=hash\">#Marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickSantorum\/status\/614440408748265472\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Court is 1 of 3 coequal branches of government &amp; they have an imperfect record. Stakes are too high to cede marriage to unelected judges<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickSantorum\/status\/614443948082380801\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nThe Court has ruled but now the People must speak. Join me &amp; fight for marriage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M79BOMyBgo\">t.co\/M79BOMyBgo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RICK2016?src=hash\">#RICK2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickSantorum\/status\/614480638536720385\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Bobby Jindal weaseled out these thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marriage between a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> and a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1Kfw9l0KMG\">t.co\/1Kfw9l0KMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyJindal\/status\/614443277362839552\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nI will never stop fighting for religious liberty and I hope our leaders in D.C. join me. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1Kfw9l0KMG\">t.co\/1Kfw9l0KMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyJindal\/status\/614443570234294272\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nTalking to reporters in Urbandale, IA about the Supreme Court&rsquo;s disturbing ruling. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAPolitics?src=hash\">#IAPolitics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GnTBt3cu33\">pic.twitter.com\/GnTBt3cu33<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyJindal\/status\/614482669234073600\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Scott Walker thinks he knows best:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I believe SCOTUS&rsquo; decision is a grave mistake. 5 unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage.-SKW<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottWalker\/status\/614465213132374016\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>And then there are the Republicans clinging to the states&rsquo; rights argument as if it weren&rsquo;t a thinly veiled way of saying &ldquo;screw you, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gays<\/a>&rdquo;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p>\nStatement on the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision on marriage: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZzggeRMQiR\">t.co\/ZzggeRMQiR<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qT0nA9LndY\">pic.twitter.com\/qT0nA9LndY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerBoehner\/status\/614445799645310976\">June 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Jeb Bush:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage. I believe the Supreme Court should have allowed the states to make this decision. I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments. In a country as diverse as ours, good people who have opposing views should be able to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> side by side. It is now crucial that as a country we protect religious freedom and the right of conscience and also not discriminate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Chris Christie:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My statement on today&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash\">#SCOTUS<\/a> ruling <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UalM0QnBuF\">pic.twitter.com\/UalM0QnBuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlyFiorina\/status\/614442117117661184\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Here&rsquo;s our response to all of the above:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=j0NnGIRrF50:Xr98DlIUqmU:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=j0NnGIRrF50:Xr98DlIUqmU:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dan Tracer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/j0NnGIRrF50\/republican-candidates-lead-the-pack-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-of-marriage-equality-20150626\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/j0NnGIRrF50\/republican-candidates-lead-the-pack-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-of-marriage-equality-20150626<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Candidates Lead The Pack On The Wrong Side Of History Of Marriage Equality A day that for so many will be remembered as an affirmation of love, respect and equality will for others go down as a blight on our downward-spiraling society. 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