My first contribution to TPM Cafe

Josh Marshall of the internet's most popular liberal blog, Talking Points Memo, has started a new blog TPM Cafe. I have enjoyed reading Josh's monologue at TPM but have always felt he should share. My blog at least allows for comments to my posts, his does not. His new blog is even better because now we his readers can contribute fully. I joined and posted the article below. The article didnt post automatically I guess Josh reads the article and decides to post it. So if Josh feels my article is worthy of posting I'll be grateful to him. In the mean time I have it here for your reading pleasure.

Yes, I wrote and called the Daily Show to get them to interview Senator Leticia Van de Putte because I'm sure they would do the story right.

Democrat legalizes sex

The same sex marriage debate has gotten everyone in government talking about sex. Visiting your state congress during its debate will turn your trip from a dull one to a very interesting one indeed. Recently Texas debated the same sex issue and one Democrat considered an interesting approach to defeating anti-same sex marriage legislation, mandating sexual intercourse for heterosexual couples.

Throughout the nation state legislators are debating and defeating or adopting same sex marriage rights. Homosexuals are losing the fight and sympathetic Democrats may or may not lose on Election Day as well. The same-sex marriage issue is the make it or break it issue for the Democratic Party.

Averages of fifty percent of the members of the Democratic aisle of state legislations have voted against same-sex marriage bans. Practically every Republican in the debating states has voted for the ban and Republicans aren’t ashamed to use their position to win them seats in their state congresses. Only time will tell if Democratic support for same-sex rights will help or hurt the Democratic Party.

In Texas where same-sex advocates know they’ll lose before the debate even begins, one Democratic Senator was brave enough to try a novel approach to defeating anti-same-sex legislation. Leticia Van de Putte (D) along with nine other Democratic Senators dissented against the majority opinion (21) on banning same-sex rights. Weeks before the state house had passed the ban by a vote of 101-29. All twenty nine no votes were Democrats. The ban of same-sex rights is a done deal in Texas all that is needed next is the sure to be realized support of the Texas voters.

How then to defeat legislation that discriminates? Senate Democrats tried delaying tactics but you can’t delay forever. Democrats instead made several attempts to amend the bill with language sure to shock and disgust the Republican majority and hopefully cause the defeat of the entire bill. Senator Jaun Hinojasa (D) introduced amendment no 7 which stated, “This state may not recognize a marriage if either party to the marriage has previously been married three or more times in this state or in another jurisdiction." Multiply married and divorced Republican and Democratic constituents are sure to object to that idea. Senator Hinojasa withdrew the amendment.

It was Senator Van de Putte’s amendment that is oh so revealing of her interests and her sense of humor that lightened the mood of the contentious three hour debate. President Bush speaks of his mandate and apparently Senator Van de Putte is in favor of the concept of mandates and so a mandate for sex in the Texas State constitution might be desired by Texas voters greatly desiring to be mandated upon. Amendment no 8 of House Joint Resolution Six is one such mandate that many Americans might possibly desire. It mandates that, “A union in this state, of one man and one woman, must include some sexual intercourse.”

Sexually deprived husbands (and wives) are rejoicing over this one.

Unfortunately Senator Van de Putte withdrew the amendment possibly because it’s just too silly of an idea or would turn out to be the Democrats worse election nightmare; the moral Republican majority would have a field day with this one.