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| Small-minded Metcalfe |
One of my votes goes to Darryl Metcalfe (unfortunately my own state representative) for preventing an openly gay state house representative to speak. I guess Darryl forgot we have a Bill of Rights that includes free speech.
Darryl is one of those little men who can't see beyond his own image in the mirror. He votes against anything that would benefit anyone who is not like him. He is, of course, white, male, straight, and Christian.
After last June’s landmark Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor, which overturned most of the Defense of Marriage Act, Pennsylvania’s first openly gay state representative, Brian Sims, wanted to share his joy in the decision on the House floor. As soon as he began speaking his mic was cut off by Republican Rep. Daryl Metcalfe.
Why? Metcalfe said:
“His talking about that [marriage equality] on the House floor would have been an open rebellion against Almighty God and God’s word, against God’s law. And as a Christian, if I would have sat there and been silent, it would have violated my conscience because of my beliefs as a Christian.”
Metcalfe has risen to a leadership position in the GOP-controlled House, serving as the chair of the powerful State Government Committee. This is despite (or because of) his history of attacks on LGBT, immigrant and non-Christian Pennsylvanians. Metcalfe has even called veterans “traitors” for supporting cap and trade.
Vote in the #MarchBadness Bracket - #18 (PA) State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe http://www.marchbadness.org/?year=2014&rnd=2&seed=1
1 comment:
I see that you snuck a post by me. I've also wondered what part of the country you're in, and it turns out to be the opposite part from me. A little further east and you too would live near the beach.
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