Navajo President Vetoes Gay Marriage Ban (America, legislation, anti-gay)

[seagull]

Joe Shirley Jr., president of the more than 180,000 person Navajo Nation, recently "vetoed a measure … that would have banned same-sex marriage on the Indian reservation." Supporters of the anti-gay marriage measure, which passed the Tribal Council on a unanimous vote, tried to present the bill as an effort "to promote Navajo family values and preserve the sanctity of marriage," as it not only banned gay marriage but also polygamy and "marriages between close relatives." However, Shirley, who also "strongly supports family stability," vetoed the legislation for several reasons. Rampant problems such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and gangs on the Navajo Nation are of pressing concern; according to Shirley, "same-sex marriage is a non-issue on Navajoland. So why waste time and resources on it? We have more important issues to address." Furthermore, Shirley stated that the measure "goes against the Navajo teaching of nondiscrimination and doing no psychological or physical harm to others."

[The Voice of Reason]

Apparently, the Navajo nation needs to elect a leader of vision, someone that Karl Rove can get behind.

Would that our nation had leaders like Joe Shirley, Jr.

TVOR

[Cr0wley]

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Joe Shirley Jr.]"So why waste time and resources on it? We have more important issues to address."

FINALLY! SOMEONE SEES THE LIGHT!

Gays don't harm anybody! This guy gains serious respect point

[Sunstone]

I noticed that the reasons given for the ban were the same old discredited bunk that is always given: family values and the sanctity of marriage. This, despite the fact that gay marriages would do nothing to destroy family values and the sanctity of marriage. Good thing Joe Shirley vetoed the ban.

[Cr0wley]

What is "family values" according to these nut-jobs?

[seagull]

Originally Posted by Cr0wley

What is "family values" according to these nut-jobs?

Love and support. Gay people, however, are not built like that. All they care about every second of the day is gay sex.

[Green Gaia]

Can Joe Shirley run for American president? He has my vote right now.

[Green Gaia]

Originally Posted by seagull

Love and support. Gay people, however, are not built like that. All they care about every second of the day is gay sex.

What?

Are you being serious or sarcastic?

[Sunstone]

Originally Posted by Cr0wley

What is "family values" according to these nut-jobs?

As near as I can figure it out from listening to conservative radio talk show hosts, "family values" is vaugely defined as societal values that are friendly to families, as opposed to societal values that are not friendly to families. The trouble is that the talk show hosts I listen to are far, far more likely to say what are not family values, than they are to divulge what are family values. So, for instance, they (the talk show hosts) are adamant that liberal values in general are not family values, that gay marriage does not represent family values, that MTV does not normally promote family values, etc..., but they (the talk show hosts) are much less likely to say exactly what are family values.

[seagull]

Originally Posted by Maize

What?

Are you being serious or sarcastic?

I was hoping that would come off as so ridiculous that it could only be taken as sarcasm.

Sarcastic, yes.