Dorian Gray
21st January 2004, 09:56 PM
Selected quotes from the State of the Union address:
My temporary worker program will preserve the citizenship path for those who respect the law, while bringing millions of hardworking men and women out from the shadows of American life. It will legitimize workers who are here illegally.
These quotes are like a shoe....
Yet it is mistaken, and condescending, to assume that whole cultures and great religions are incompatible with liberty and self-government. I believe that God has planted in every human heart the desire to live in freedom. And even when that desire is crushed by tyranny for decades, it will rise again.
Our aim is a democratic peace -- a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.
We are living in a time of great change -- in our world, in our economy, in science and medicine. Yet some things endure -- courage and compassion, reverence and integrity, respect for differences of faith and race. The values we try to live by never change. And they are instilled in us by fundamental institutions, such as families and schools and religious congregations. These institutions, these unseen pillars of civilization, must remain strong in America, and we will defend them
Then the other shoe drops.
A strong America must also value the institution of marriage. I believe we should respect individuals as we take a principled stand for one of the most fundamental, enduring institutions of our civilization. Congress has already taken a stand on this issue by passing the Defense of Marriage Act, signed in 1996 by President Clinton. That statute protects marriage under federal law as a union of a man and a woman, and declares that one state may not redefine marriage for other states.
Activist judges, however, have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives. On an issue of such great consequence, the people's voice must be heard. If judges insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the people would be the constitutional process. Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage. Nice, George. "The people's voice must be heard." I guess he's only talking about certain people. How about "if churches insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people...."
Dignity and rights for Iraqis, but not for homosexuals?
It is mistaken, and condescending, to assume that whole cultures and great religions are incompatible with liberty and self-government - except for the gay culture?
We are living in a time of great change - except for our archaic ideas?
If this speech was given in 1954, it would have Bush saying the same thing about interracial marriage. We have matured as a nation since then. Can't people see that this is the exact same thing?
Noble aims and good heart of America, indeed.
I know, they are out of context. But still, he is changing horses in midstream. BTW, I am not a homosexual. I just think they should be allowed to marry legally if they want to, and to call it 'marriage', and churches be damned, because if it's a religious holy sacred institution, why do you have to get a marriage license?
My temporary worker program will preserve the citizenship path for those who respect the law, while bringing millions of hardworking men and women out from the shadows of American life. It will legitimize workers who are here illegally.
These quotes are like a shoe....
Yet it is mistaken, and condescending, to assume that whole cultures and great religions are incompatible with liberty and self-government. I believe that God has planted in every human heart the desire to live in freedom. And even when that desire is crushed by tyranny for decades, it will rise again.
Our aim is a democratic peace -- a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.
We are living in a time of great change -- in our world, in our economy, in science and medicine. Yet some things endure -- courage and compassion, reverence and integrity, respect for differences of faith and race. The values we try to live by never change. And they are instilled in us by fundamental institutions, such as families and schools and religious congregations. These institutions, these unseen pillars of civilization, must remain strong in America, and we will defend them
Then the other shoe drops.
A strong America must also value the institution of marriage. I believe we should respect individuals as we take a principled stand for one of the most fundamental, enduring institutions of our civilization. Congress has already taken a stand on this issue by passing the Defense of Marriage Act, signed in 1996 by President Clinton. That statute protects marriage under federal law as a union of a man and a woman, and declares that one state may not redefine marriage for other states.
Activist judges, however, have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives. On an issue of such great consequence, the people's voice must be heard. If judges insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the people would be the constitutional process. Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage. Nice, George. "The people's voice must be heard." I guess he's only talking about certain people. How about "if churches insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people...."
Dignity and rights for Iraqis, but not for homosexuals?
It is mistaken, and condescending, to assume that whole cultures and great religions are incompatible with liberty and self-government - except for the gay culture?
We are living in a time of great change - except for our archaic ideas?
If this speech was given in 1954, it would have Bush saying the same thing about interracial marriage. We have matured as a nation since then. Can't people see that this is the exact same thing?
Noble aims and good heart of America, indeed.
I know, they are out of context. But still, he is changing horses in midstream. BTW, I am not a homosexual. I just think they should be allowed to marry legally if they want to, and to call it 'marriage', and churches be damned, because if it's a religious holy sacred institution, why do you have to get a marriage license?