Friday, June 27, 2014

Tim Jones on same sex marriage: They're trying to ram it down our throats

(From Speaker of the House Tim Jones, R-Eureka)

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones issued the following statement in reaction to challenges to Missouri’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriages:

“For Mayor Slay, Judge Murphy, and the others involved to do this is irresponsible. As government employees, they took vows to uphold our constitution and follow our laws without prejudice. It is alarming that they think it is appropriate to willingly violate the Missouri Constitution to send a political message. The appropriate way to push for a change to our constitution is through a legislative joint resolution or an initiative petition, both of which allow the public to have the final say. In doing this, it is clear they are trying to push for a change in law to be mandated by the courts, regardless of what the people of Missouri think.”
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:37 PM

    Nice headline

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    1. Anonymous2:39 PM

      My sentiments exactly!

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    2. Anonymous7:08 PM

      It made me gag.

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  2. Trent8:14 PM

    Slay, the municipal judge and the recorder of deeds--not to mention the participants--should all have been immediately arrested. An elected official who breaks the law should be arrested not praised. Koster's run to the court for an injunction was just window dressing. If he really meant business, he would have ordered the Missouri Highway Patrol to arrest all those involved for breaking Missouri law. No I do not agree with so-called gay "marriage" but this is not how a democratic society does things to enact change. People who stoop to this level know they are wrong and that the only way to subvert the will of the people is to get the issue into the liberal oriented court system where 9 times out of 10 they win. Shame on you St. Louis.

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    1. Anonymous7:43 AM

      Erm, no. They win because it is a central principal of U.S. state constitutions for equal protection under the law. You cannot deny to one group what is granted to another group especially if the group being denied equal rights is a minority. The framers knew that if the majority formed prejudicial views against a minority they could make life a living hell for them so set limits to majority rule.

      The question you should be asking is Why do you hate so much when God asks you to love without condition?

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