[Spruce]

No way! An officer of the court upholding the law? There is hope.

[Keen-Minded]

Way to go Bruce!!!

[Keen-Minded]

Way to go Bruce!!!

[Indy Pendance]

Finally, someone stands up for what's right!

"The real question is why he needs to throw out a threat of criminal prosecution," Frankel said. "Let's have a civil debate about whether we should have gay marriages, rather than involving the heavy hand of the criminal justice system."

Because it's against the law, it's what the American people want, 5 judges in MA don't make a majority.

[Agnes Heep]

Brian Nutt, a spokesman for Tom Corbett ....

You can't make this stuff up, folks.

[Paleo Conservative]

"There should be no Rosie O'Donnell weddings in Pennsylvania, and there won't be if I'm the attorney general," he said. Comedian O'Donnell married her female partner last week in San Francisco, where more than 3,000 same-sex couples have been married since Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized the issuance of marriage licenses to gays on Feb. 12.

[livius]

Well, well! Congratulations!

[ElkGroveDan]

[L.N. Smithee]

Stacy Sobel, executive director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights in Philadelphia, said Castor's position doesn't mean much in a state where such marriages can't happen, and in a county where no one has tried to defy the law.

"For Bruce Castor to select this issue at this time, I believe, is inappropriate," Sobel said. "I would rather see him enforcing our laws and making sure our community is safe from criminals, rather than putting out press statements on issues that are highly unlikely to occur."

Yeah, you tell 'em, sister! How dare he bring up something that can't happen in a state where they have a law against that sort of thing! Doesn't he know that the Gay-stapo's legal advocates have nothing but respect for the letter and spirit of the law and would never dream of 'political grandstanding?'

</industrial strength sarcasm>

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

One of the good guys! I think we need a list of the good guys, what they're doing, if they are running for office, and so on. So we can let them know we support them, and help them out in one way or another.

Let me know if you want on or off this busy ping list.

[ICX]

*"For Bruce Castor to select this issue at this time, I believe, is inappropriate," Sobel said. "I would rather see him enforcing our laws and making sure our community is safe from criminals, rather than putting out press statements on issues that are highly unlikely to occur."*

That's funny - I'd rather see Gavin Newsom enforcing laws and keeping his community safe from criminals. Who says I don't agree with the left on anything?

'Highly unlikely to occur' my narrow white ass, buddy. Oregon and New York joined the pink festivities over the last few days - who's to say Pennsylvania's not next? I for one am glad that someone finally decided to pre-empt this mess and save themselves and their state a lot of work and money.

[JSteff]

"Let's have a civil debate about whether we should have gay marriages, rather than involving the heavy hand of the criminal justice system."

Now why does the queer agenda folks have such a tough time realizing that when ELECTED representatives made the law there ALREADY was a civil debate. The anwer was NO queer marriages.

That being said... this D.A. forgets the governor of his state (PA) has not really come in on this issue yet.

If Rendell suspects votes await, he will find a way to get those votes. Rendell never saw an issue he didn't want to poll. People thought Bill Clinton was slimmy, Rendell is twice as bad... and a stealth gun grabber to boot.

[apackof2]

BIG District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr BUMP

[gitmo]

The more I think about this homosexual marriage thing, the more I become convinced that the government shouldn't be in the marriage business at all.

In the early days of this nation, people didn't involve the government when they decided to wed. The church declared people to be married.

The Constitution doesn't give the government the authority to declare someone married or someone divorced. And I don't know of any state constitutions that do so, either. Marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman, and shouldn't involve governments. If two people claim to be married, the government should take them at their word.

[narses]

Ping.

[af_vet_1981]

Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. took on gay marriage yesterday in his campaign to become Pennsylvania attorney general by threatening to arrest anyone associated with a same-sex wedding in his county.

Good. I say no recognition, no domestic partner benefits, no milk, no cookies. I'm not inclined to give them anything.

[dennisw]

Beat it "Adam and Steve"

[mrustow]

Stacy Sobel, executive director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights in Philadelphia, said Castor's position doesn't mean much in a state where such marriages can't happen, and in a county where no one has tried to defy the law.

Yeah, right. That was the situation in California, prior to February 12.

"For Bruce Castor to select this issue at this time, I believe, is inappropriate," Sobel said. "I would rather see him enforcing our laws and making sure our community is safe from criminals, rather than putting out press statements on issues that are highly unlikely to occur."

And what would you consider a an appropriate time, Ms. Sobel -- never?

DA Castor IS enforcing the laws, and making the community safe from criminals; that's exactly what you find "inappropriate."

Larry Frankel, the American Civil Liberties Union director of legal affairs in Pennsylvania, said he was disturbed that Castor was carrying the issue into the criminal arena.

"The real question is why he needs to throw out a threat of criminal prosecution," Frankel said. "Let's have a civil debate about whether we should have gay marriages, rather than involving the heavy hand of the criminal justice system."

Oh, now we're supposed to have a civil debate. Sure, we'll have a civil debate, and meanwhile, gays will line up in ever more cities to "marry," including in PA, until so many crimes have been committed, that you'll announce, "Gay marriage is a reality -- get used to it!"

As they taught you in law school, Mr. ACLU, never ask a question whose answer you don't know. The DA threatened criminal prosecution, in order to deter potential criminals. Deterrence theory may not work well regarding murder, but it works splendidly for certain crimes and populations. (Actually, it works just fine, when potential killers know that punishment will be swift and final.)