A War Against Equal Marriage Rights On Both Sides Of The Border

In the United States: -thousands upon thousands of residents in the Gulf States remain displaced from their homes as yet another Hurricane season approaches. -thousands upon thousands Civilians have been reported killed by military intervention in Iraq with many more maimed, and over 2476 troops have been killed with an untold number coming back maimed. -the National Debt has been driven up to $8,358,356,586,736.54. -more than 46 million Americans are withouth health care coverage. -accusations abound of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha inluding women and children murdered in cold blood LAST NOVEMBER and a subsequent coverup by higher ranking officers. All this and what does the Republican Congress and President want to do? Why let's debate a manufactured Defence of Marriage Act today, and Ban The Burning Of The Flag tomorrow - to be enshrined in the Contitution!!!!! ****************************************** In Canada: -Canada’s manufacturing sector lost 42,000 jobs last February according to the latest Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. That brings the total of accumulated manufacturing job losses of 200,000 since November 2002. -Canadian Forces deaths climb almost daily in Afghanistan. -Prime Minister Stephen Harper like his cohort in the U.S. orders the ban of any photographs of our war dead returning home. -Violent crime overall is 35% higher than it was 20 years ago, while Canada’s homicide rate rose 12% in 2004. In some urban areas, particularly in Toronto and increasingly in Greater Vancouver, gun violence has reached crisis proportions. -Seventeen Canadian residents arrested on terrorism charges were inspired by al Qaeda with reports now being leaked that the targets were Parliament and other locations in Southern Ontario. All this and what does our Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper want to do? On Friday, June 2, Stephen Harper announced he will hold a vote in the fall on whether to re-open the divisive equal marriage debate. Even though Canadians believe this issue is settled, the Christian Taliban here as in the United States are determined force their restrictive religious belief on the rest of us. This is NOT a religious issue.......this is a CIVIL issue. No one here or in the U.S. intends on forcing Religious institutions to perform or sanction same-sex unions. And despite what these zealots would have you believe by using terms like "Marriage Protection Act", I fail to see how two men or two women living together will threaten any well founded heterosexual union.