Posted on 09/18/2010 12:10:48 PM PDT by presidio9
At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party in Montana still wants to make homosexuality illegal.
The party adopted an official platform in June that keeps a long-held position in support of making homosexual acts illegal, a policy adopted after the Montana Supreme Court struck down such laws in 1997.
The fact that it's still the official party policy more than 12 years later, despite a tidal shift in public attitudes since then and the party's own pledge of support for individual freedoms, has exasperated some GOP members.
"I looked at that and said, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" state Sen. John Brueggeman, R-Polson, said last week. "Should it get taken out? Absolutely. Does anybody think we should be arresting homosexual people? If you take that stand, you really probably shouldn't be in the Republican Party."
Gay rights have been rapidly advancing nationwide since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas' sodomy law in 2003's Lawrence v. Texas decision. Gay marriage is now allowed in five states and Washington, D.C., a federal court recently ruled the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy unconstitutional, and even a conservative tea party group in Montana ousted its president over an anti-gay exchange in Facebook.
But going against the grain is the Montana GOP statement, which falls under the "Crime" section of the GOP platform. It states: "We support the clear will of the people of Montana expressed by legislation to keep homosexual acts illegal."
Montana GOP executive director Bowen Greenwood said that has been the position of the party since the state Supreme Court struck down state laws criminalizing homosexuality in
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Sodomites and their behavior are an immensely destructive force. Lawrence and the Montana decision were clear usurpations by the liberals in the legal profession.
Have to start somewhere cleaning this place up,pushing the Queers out of sight is a great start.
What do you expect from a state represented by two (2) Dem U.S. Senators :)
I find this hard to believe, but if it is true, then they need to change their platform.
It’s easy for me to see this and just shake my head.
But imagine if you’re gay, or if you’re gay in Montana.
This is EXACTLY how the GOP loses elections.
This is probaby intended to push buttons, but I hope Republicans in Montana will distance themselves.
Believe me, I know better than most that many gays and lesbians are extremely self-centered and are incapable of seeing the big picture.
But I really would like to see Pelosi get fired come November.
This is quite the textbook example of unbiased reporting here. Just a bang up job. I’d never discern what this writer personally favored, as it’s so very hidden away in this spectacularly balanced, even-handed, neutral, aloof, nonpartisan, unbiased, objective piece of writing.
Someone has to “take the first shot”. I would be honored to vote homo illegal.
What do you expect from a state represented by two (2) Dem U.S. Senators :)
I think the UN proposed "consent" being age 12.
Back in saner times, homosexual acts were illegal in many states. I don’t recall hearing that these states or the country as a whole were less free because of this.
The people have every right to make such a law. the Supreme Court was full of baloney in overturning sodomy laws.
Personsally I have no desire to see a movement to support making homosexual acts or beliefs illegal but the people do have a right to regulate how sexuality is dealt with in a public matter 100%.
The left-wing have continually pushed to force their perverted morality upon this nation. They do not respect the will of the people at all.
While I do not desire a movement that seeks to punish those by force of government for homosexual beliefs or acts, I have had enough of their facism against us by force of law and have no sympathy at all if they reap what they sow.
It is the left-wing progressives and their strong belief in homosexuality that have infringed upon the rights of millions of Americans who disagree with their perverted morality.
People are getting sick of their moral corruption and how they target our children.
There is no doubt that most of these corrupt perverts do deserve to put away.
I prefer to stay the hell out of other people’s bedrooms.
Actually, to put a fine point on it, it seems like the state GOP wants to make homosexual acts illegal, and not make homosexuality illegal.
Not clear from the article: is this a matter of sodomy being illegal for gays only, or also illegal for heterosexuals?
No it is by accepting corruption and perversion that the GOP loses elections.
People have had it with the constant attacks on this nation’s morality by the left-wing and those who moderate their positions in favor of them in the GOP.
Then I guess oral and anal sex are out of the question?!
The law has nothing to do with overturning ‘due process’ rights and going into your bedroom.
It has to do with how the issue is dealt with when become public.
“how the issue is dealt with when become public”
Please explain.
I haven’t seen the platform, but same-sex oral and anal sex are homosexual acts, and therefore acts they would seek to legally prohibit.
That doesn’t mean being gay in their jurisdiction would be illegal, though.
It means engaging in homosexual acts would be illegal. So long as a gay doesn’t engage in homosexual acts, he or she should be fine.
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