STEVE HOROWITZ: Decoding the 'Marriage Protection Amendment'

Decoding the 'Marriage Protection Amendment'
Once again, George Bush lifts his leg on the tree of liberty

June 6 2006
Counterbias.com
STEVE HOROWITZ


Conservatives love their code words. But then, they need them. They can't call their priorities what they are: intolerance masquerading as morality. So their propagandists devise signifiers like "traditional values," and conservatives claim all "values" for themselves, because apparently only they know what the traditions are.

Or they call themselves pro-life, when the only thing they're pro- is their own personal opinions being shoved down the throats of everyone else.

Being forced to acquiesce in prayer at school, even if it contradicts your beliefs? "Honoring God."

Then there's my favorite: "judicial activism," at best an expansive catch-all covering any court decision they disagree with, at worst an attack on the very concept of judicial review.

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