{"id":549,"date":"2007-01-26T09:12:18","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T14:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/549"},"modified":"2007-01-26T09:17:19","modified_gmt":"2007-01-26T14:17:19","slug":"we-have-our-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/549","title":{"rendered":"We Have Our Standards After All…"},"content":{"rendered":"

So Utah’s only (out) gay state senator Scott McCoy, a democrat who represents Salt Lake City, is proposing now that Utah repeal its sodomy law.  Such laws were rendered unenforceable when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled sodomy laws unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas.   At least that’s the theory…Virginia seems to disagree<\/a> but then Virginia has a history of that sort of thing<\/a>.  So McCoy is stepping up to the plate and asking Utah to do the right thing now…<\/p>\n

After all…as McCoy says, this is about getting government out of our lives.  What wouldn’t conservatives like about that, eh?<\/p>\n

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Bill would repeal law against sodomy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Utah’s only openly gay senator is sponsoring a bill to eliminate the state’s anti-sodomy law. But Sen. Scott McCoy, D-Salt Lake City, said the bill has nothing to do with his sexuality.<\/p>\n

"I’m doing this bill for all the consenting adults who don’t want the government’s nose in their business," he said. "It applies to heterosexual individuals with equal force." <\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

McCoy will try to gain support from conservative lawmakers who routinely support legislation aimed at Utah’s gay population by describing his bill as a "conservative" measure.<\/p>\n

"This is a ‘government get out of my life’ bill," McCoy said. \n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Well then conservatives should love it…right?  Hahahahahaha!<\/p>\n

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 But McCoy’s measure will still face heavy opposition from people such as West Jordan Republican Sen. Chris Buttars.<\/p>\n

He promised Wednesday to "fight that all the way."<\/p>\n

"You can like sodomy, I don’t," he said. "I think sodomy is sickening."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And as every conservative knows, government exists to enforce their own personal likes and dislikes on everyone else.  Particularly when it comes to people’s intimate lives.  But when it comes to protecting the safety of children, not so much.  If you look at the front page of Thursday’s Salt Lake Tribune, right next to the story of Scott McCoy’s attempt to get Utah to repeal its sodomy laws is this little gem:\n<\/p>\n

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Mandatory booster seats bill gets killed in the full House<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

The full House killed its first bill of the session on Wednesday, which would have required parents to place their children ages 5 to 8 in a car booster seat.<\/p>\n

Rep. Tim Cosgrove, D-Murray, sponsored HB209 saying that seat belts can be dangerous for youngsters.<\/p>\n

"Seat belts designed for adult use are inappropriate for children," he said. "They simply don’t fit their bodies."<\/p>\n

That argument didn’t sway many Republicans who argued that forced booster seats would place a burden on parents and grandparents who take care of many children. <\/strong><\/p>\n

"I don’t know if it would be practical," said Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Provo GOP Rep. Chris Herrod said the bill unnecessarily impacts parental rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Swell.  We have a perfect right to tell consenting adults what kinds of sex they can and cannot have, but we couldn’t possibly mandate child safety seats because that would be an intrusion into people’s private affairs.  Who says republicans don’t have standards?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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