Why Gov. Perry's Proposed Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Would Never Pass

Though Yahoo News posts that this is a "Commentary" by a "contributor-writer" (in this case some Liberal POS who goes by the name of Vince Poupard) as much as I hate to give free publicity to this guy, I must point out to any media source "You are what you publish" & Yahoo news apparently is either "unaware" of what it's underlings are doing OR is of the same mind politicaly...YOU, dear readers decide. But I shall take to task Mr.Poupard. The Amendments process is not about "protecting" rights, it is so that nothing gets done to the Constitutuion in secret & therefore makes it very hard to change it. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land (supposed to be anyway) and you don't want it easily changed by the whims of politicians (that Mr.Poupard no doubt supports) like Pelosi,Reid or Obama. There has to be a compelling reason to Amend the Constitution & the Gay rights issue is that compelling reason. There has to be uniformity across all 50 states in Re: to marriage (Family Law courts have to know who to jerk around you know & in Gay marriage it's never clear who the man is...but seriously) because of "reciprocity" & when there is one state that permits vs.another that does not....that "IS" a Federal issue. Simply put, Marriage is about ligitiamizing children born of hetro-unions first...not about love or any of that stuff & since Gay-unions do not produce children, they should NEVER get to call what they want "Marriage" & it's hatefully selfish of them of to persist. The country was NOT founded on the seperation of church & state (that "metaphor" was lifted from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists in Conn. right after he was elected president, by 20th century supreme court judge Hugo Black who was hearing the "Everson vs. Board of Education" case 1947) The 1st.Ammendent specifically says "Congress shall make no law in the establishment of or prohibiting the free exercise of...religion" Gov.Perry is not making any decisions based on "religious views" any more than the ACLU claiming a wall of seperation existing in the written form of the Constitution....It's simply not true. Yes, the President should be required to understand how the Constitution works...now go tell that to Obama. Perry is a Conservative who happens to be a Republican Mr.Poupard, He doesn't need you to help him "know who he is" BTW: Go back to Journalism school (if indeed you ever went at all-maybe you did & that's the problem) & re-learn "Get your facts straight" first before you publish.

TO VINCENT POOPHARD: I'm sure the govenor knows how difficult it is to amend the constitution; doesn't mean, don't try. Personally who marrys who is not at the top of my list (and probably not his either). To correct you again, the role of amendments is to allow change to the constitution. The idea of separation of Church & State is just that, an idea!! which came from "Congress shall pass no law endorsing or condeming a particular religion'; doesn't mean religion doesn't or can't enter the thought process as the Constitution was crafted by religious and mainly christian people. It is contradictory for Repubs to want to cede power to the Fed, but these wanton ideas do not mean active pursuing.
And if you really had a brain you would know that if its not a Federal law then there isn't any filing a joint return on income taxes. I think POOPHARD needs a laxative before writing anymore jibberash.

We should not focus on petty things ,such as who/how people marry. Freedom of choice.............Freedom of religion should continue........ I think that American citizens need to focus and expect our government to obtain and keep a balanced budget......... ......The government should work for the people and not expect Americans to bail them out by stealing our money from social security....NOw thats an issue worth complaining about. Americans ..Focus on important issues that keep our countries economy running smoothly. Get over your biased opinions of Gays. They are not hurting our Nation .....Judge ye not lest.. you be Judged :)

This writer is "mentally incapable" of being a fair and balanced reporter, is a jackass, and I suspect is gay. Read the last sentence in the first paragraph about Perry.

The commentator of this rediculous story is a jackass. The so-called leader of our country is a jackass. Gays are still going to be gay whether they are married or not. Abortion should be illegal. If I had to pick between the idiot in the White House and Perry, I would choose Perry. At least he stands for SOMETHING, rather than the joke we have as president now...the only things he stands for are a golf ball and elaborate vacations, at OUR EXPENSE!!!

I am so tired of this separation of church and state argument. It was the state that interfered with the Chuch when they started passing these immoral laws like gay marriage. It is the job of the Church to step in on issues like this and they know it. I hope Perry wins and gets this country out of the gutter. With laws like SB48 passing, we need a man of God in the White House.

Republicans supposed fealty to both states' rights and limit government interference in people's lives has always gone out the window when it comes to gays or abortion.

You are right Rianna you have that freedom and so does everyone else, they have the right to decide for themselves what they believe. People tend to get upset when someone comes around and tell others what to think, what they can or cannot do. We tend to forget that and start believing that we are above it all but remember it all begins with one person saying I think I can make the constitution better by taking away seperation of powers or doing away with entire branches of the goverment there now I can decide whats best for you. Do you really believe Perry knows better then Thomas Jefferson? then the founding fathers? These men where intellectual giants. They were men Perry can never hope to emulate and he knows better then they did or what was in their minds? Consider that they may have had enough insight into human nature or enough foresight to see that what men like that were capable of and decided this is the only way to keep the monsters we could become at bay and history is filled with them. Our Founders knew this and sought to protect us from not just outside intrusion but from ourselves. So the next time someone shows up and promises you I can make it better, just hand over the Constitution a pen and some whiteout and I'll make it all better you might want to pause for a moment and remember what the founders wrote and that it's just not a piece of paper with words to be erased,rephrased or reworded.

This country was founded on the concept of religous freedom. As a matter of fact, The First
Amendment to the Constitution reads and I quote: " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or the free exercise thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech,or of the press;or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
The separation of church and state clause, that everyone is so fond of using to try and keep Christians from praying or airing their beliefs in public places, was pulled out of context from a private correspondence between then President Thomas Jefferson and a group of Baptist Ministers in which Jefferson, in response to their concerns that the Government might try to force a specific religion on the Country, stated that because of the estqblishment clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution there "is a perceived wall of separation."

Well Perry got a D in American History in college so that is kinda understandable.

separation of church and state was set up so that the state would not interfere with the church not that the church should be kept out of the state. Why dont you get your facts straight on amendments before writing ignorant articles DA!

Perry was a college cheerleader; does that tell u something

Note to Yahoo and liberals. Marriage is between one man and one woman. If you dont believe me. Let the country vote on it. You cant change an institution because your pocket is getting lined with dirty special interest money.We need a renew America. Perry 2012.

I continue to hold out hope that some buff cowboy wearing nothing but chaps, cowboy boots and a 10 gallon hat holds a national press conference confirming he's Perry's gay lover....

So he's for less central gubment control and giving the states more control but he wants a federal law preventing Adam & Steve from getting married...whatever happened to "All men are created equal"?

ok... one more time. it is MARRIAGE! not gay or straight. no where will you find those words on a marriage license. i know, i checked mine. the church did not marry us, we got married at the court house. so if a church does not want gays to marry there, so what.

"Separation of Church and State I am not sure if anyone ever told Gov. Perry that this country was founded under the idea of the separation of church and state. His arguments against gay marriage are based on religion, not the equality of humankind."

OK, LET'S GO WITH THAT REASONING OF "HUMANKIND." RAPISTS, MURDERERS, THEIFS, CHILD MOLESTERS, PEDOFILES ARE HUMANS, SO IN DOING WHAT THEY DO THEY DESERVE SPECIAL RIGHTS AS MARRIAGE STARTED BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN.

"Perry, your support of this concept proves that you are mentally incapable of holding the presidency... Gov. Perry is listed as a Republican. An anti-gay marriage Amendment would give more power to the federal government. Traditionally, the Republicans believe that the states should have more power, and that the power of the federal government should be limited. He sounds more like a Democrat in wanting the federal government to take an ability from the state. Maybe he should figure out what party he belongs to before he runs for a higher office."

WHAT THE COMMENTATOR SEEMS TO BE MISSING IS THERE HAS BEEN SUCH A PERVERSION OF THE US CONSTITUTION REFERENCING SEXUAL PREFERENCE MISFITS (SPMS) BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUCH A WARPED AGENDA (OBAMA, GATES, CUOMO, BLOOMBERG AND MOST OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS/SENATE) THAT WHAT WAS BEFORE NO LONGER PLAYS A ROLE, THEREFORE THE GLOVES ARE OFF.

this cattle scrotum has about as much chance as actual cattle scrotum in '12.

"i'm rick perry and i consider myself the second numbnut to come out of big ole' texan to run this big ole' thang...so...er...vote for me because i live in big ole' texas and don't know a dang burn thing about anything outside a big ole' texas...did i mention texas is big and i'm a texan?"