Building off the close of my previous post just a touch more righteous indignation especially relevant to today's headlines...

For those appropriately aggravated by the right-wing reassertion of the gay marriage debate, here's a true tale from the Maryland legislature, as told by the "Capital Notebook" reporter for the Baltimore Sun:

           Sen. Nancy Jacobs, a Republican who represents Harford 
           and Cecil counties, engaged in an impassioned debate 
           with Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor from 
           American University, over the influence of the Bible 
           on modern law.

           "As I read Biblical principles, marriage was intended, 
           ordained and started by God - that is my belief," she 
           said. "For me, this is an issue solely based on 
           religious principals."

           Raskin shot back that the Bible was also used to 
           uphold now-outlawed statutes banning interracial 
           marriage, and that the constitution should instead be 
           lawmakers' guiding principle.

           "People place their hand on the Bible and swear to 
           uphold the Constitution; they don't put their hand on 
           the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible," he 
           said. 

I now having a rooting interest in the election for State Senator in Maryland's District 20.