Discrimination

Well, we're on our way to lawfully discriminate against a sect of our society here in Massachusetts. As of last weekend, it was announced that "they" now have 120,000+ signatures (twice as many as "they" needed) to put a constitutional amendment onto the ballot defining marriage as between "one man and one woman". Where did these votes come from? Conservative Christians, of course, the signature sheets were sent around parishes for much of the last year. What a separation of church and state we have. Better yet, isn't it just special that the Catholic Church has decided that it has a role to play in government affairs. Because those who don't sign the petition will go to hell of course.

Three words: Crock of shit.

They argue that homosexuality is unnatural, that it is a sin, that there is a sanctity to marriage. Yet, no one's god has come down from on high and proclaimed that the sexual urges of one tenth of the population (extrapolated to 400-500 million people worldwide) is a sin. Furthermore, more than 1\2 of all marriages now end in "non-Christian" divorces. Apparently birth control is wrong too. Jesus Christ, when will we all see that maybe, just maybe they're wrong. If you were them, at the apex of the most lucrative business venture in the history of the world, wouldn't you try anything to remain in charge.

At it's roots, Christianity was, and is, a spectacular and mind-blowing idea. Love thy brother; treat others the way you want to be treated; thou shalt not kill... and so on. When did it become a money-sucking, mind-bending, heathenistic corporation. Or to put it another way, what happened in the Bible when Jesus found people treating the temple like a marketplace... bad pun but all hell broke loose. Now I ask you, the Church pays no taxes, is free of state regulations, why then does it need to bring in billions, and I'd bet trillions of dollars worldwide every year? Where does all of this money go? Golden idols? Hush-hush payoffs? God?

All I'm saying is that government should be kept separate from the Church. Furthermore, I hope when Voting Day comes around that everyone votes with their minds and not their "hearts". Democracy was built on majority rule, yet it has survived because of the majority's ability to accept the harmless wishes of the minority. In short, who are we to let "the Vatican bulldog" write discrimination into our state's constitution? I think that I've made myself clear.

Ten Ways to Piss Off State Trooper

1. Mace him.
2. Flatulence.
3. Flip him the bird.
4. Call 911, ask for a date.
5. Make a pass at an officer of the same sex, hope they're straight.
6. Three words: Traffic Light Challenge.
7. Moan when he pats you down.
8. Pet the dog in his backseat.
9. #8 again, because it means at least three different things.
10. Crazy Glue lawn gnomes on the hood of his cruiser.


-Fly Free Forever.

Ventings of a Mad Man Pt. 3

To continue my ventings... I've changed my mind. Not on the aforementioned of course, but on what I want to say now. Privacy. Elected officials are people. Law enforcement officers are people. We are people. What gives some people the right to tell other people that they need to give them access to their things? Especially so, who gave them that right when we've done nothing wrong. Are we punishing people before they commit crimes that they weren't going to commit in the first place? Don't get me wrong. I'm all for restricting the rights of people who have broken the law, though only during their sentence period. And, I believe in restricting the rights of people who outrightly appear to be ready to commit a crime (man running with gun down the street, drunk drivers, etc.) But what I don't believe in is restricting the rights of everyone for the sake of capturing the few. I don't want to pass through metal detectors to get into my high school. I don't want to have to carry a national ID card. I will not be told what I can and cannot wear, speak, or think. I do not want my privacy invaded for the sake of eliminating petty crime that I am not a part of in the first place (or even if I was a part of it for that matter(obviously)). Since when have we begun to sink ourselves down to the level of this minority. Are we that frightened for our safety that we are willing to restrict our own freedoms for the sake of a feeling of security? Personally, I believe that everyone should have the right to do whatever they want unless it impedes on the rights of others to do the same. And, if competing actions impede on both parties then neither should be able to do theirs until they figure out how to do them without offending each other. Got it? Safety my ass. The restriction of privacy, of freedoms is a joke. A manifestation of a paranoid sect of society so full of itself and its own intentions that it alienates all others. Without freedom there is no living. Without living, we cease to be.

Ventings of a Mad Man Pt. 2

I realize that my previous comments may upset a good portion of the population and I would like to take this time to set the record straight. 1. I don't care. People are too touchy today. No one is allowed to say their mind without it being taken offense of. 2. For those who hold the believe that the moral majority exists I say the following: War is moral. The death penalty is moral. Cutting the taxes of the rich while letting the poor suffer is moral. GWB is a moral and righteous person. Death to Communism. Death to Socialism. Death to fascism. I think you get my point. 3. If you believed a word I said above: You're dumb. 3. (Because the above didn't count) Liberal Guilt: a term that conservatives give to compassion because they cannot comprehend the feeling themselves. 5. (Because 3 doesn't count and 3 counts twice) Political Correctness: Pussies. 6. & 9. (because those numbers just go together) Distraction: So how many people have lost jobs in this country in the last year? How many people have lost their lives in Iraq during the war? 7. The future (because 7's the lucky number): 2008 -> I don't care who runs, I'm voting for them. 8. Intelligence: Those that have should and those that haven't shouldn't. 10. (Because we already used 9, see 8 if you don't understand) Prediction: Conservatives are going to lose many seats in the upcoming election year. But not enough to make a difference. This will come to a head in 2008 with a virtual tie in Congress heading into election season.