Tuesday, May 23

Rollercoaster morning

Not long after I'd been at work this morning, a woman came into the office to get a photocopy of an article we did a couple of years ago. The article was concerning her alpaca farm. She told me that they will have a live(!) demonstration(!) at the Covered Bridge Festival. I sent a very excited email to Fyberduck after she left. I thought that she would appreciate it most, after sending me the drop spindle and alpaca to play with.




But I checked my email sometime after that and found the following letter to the editor, which dropped my spirits considerably.
Dear Editor:
For centuries now, in every civilized culture, marriage as the union of one man and one woman has been the building block of society. But it may be not true in America for long — unless Congress approves the Marriage Protection Amendment.
 
Backing the amendment is not about bigotry. Marriage is open to any two individuals who meet certain criteria regarding age and blood relationship, and who are of the opposite sex. Gay activists seek not to end discrimination, but rather to completely redefine — and thus undermine — the foundational institution of marriage.

Think of the Marriage Protection Amendment as a shield between our traditional values and radical judges intent on forcing their politically correct agenda on our nation. Without that shield, it's only a matter of time until marriage loses all meaning — and social science data indicate children will suffer the most when that happens.

Efforts to pass such an amendment stalled in Congress two years ago, but we have another chance before senators vote in early June to convince them to do the right thing this time around.
 
The men and women we elected to serve us in Washington must understand these truths — and vote the right way when they take up the matter in early June. 
 
So don't delay: Contact your senators today and urge them to support the Marriage Protection Amendment when they vote the first week in June.
 
The Senate must act next month, when a vote is scheduled, to pass such an amendment.
 
We must help our senators see beyond the liberal spin and demand they vote the will of their constituents when they consider the amendment in early June.


And the best part is that she's one of our rural news writers. I just want to email her and say, "Sorry, no more news for you." Or tell my dad he can't print it. Or "forget" to put it on the page. But I can't. And I wouldn't, really. I can't even think of a heading to put above it that's not bitchy.

Argh! People really make me want to pull out my hair sometimes. I've got nasty heartburn now, too. Maybe I can think of a tactful way to refute it.

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