Proposition 2

It was only a matter of time before this hit the Texas ballots: an amendment to the Texas state constitution with the motive to ban same-sex marriage, known simply as Proposition 2. I was originally going to write about how much such an amendment is a blatant form of discrimination and government control. But my focus has now shifted to the blatant stupidity of Texas government. Let's take a close look at the proposition, shall we. Here is the actual language the Texas Marriage Amendment would write into the Constitution, Article 32, Texas Bill of Rights:

(a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.
(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.

This is both sad and funny all at the same time. You see, in their haste to discriminate against same-sex couples, it appears that Texas legislatures left out a few key words invalidating all marriage. Let's simplify it a little:

(a) Defines marriage as between one man and one woman
(b) prohibits recognition of (a)

If you think I'm splitting hairs on this, there's an organization that is dedicated to pointing this little flaw out. All I can say is that November 9th will be a very interesting day in the state of Texas if this amendment passes.