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June 8, 2005
Texas Gov to Gays: Get Out

Texas Governor Rick Perry added his name to a referendum in support of an anti-gay amendment the other day. There was no legal reason for him to do this, he just wanted to make it clear that he supported it. He signed the referendum in an evangelical church, at an event to which only Christians were invited.

Outside, there were protesters, some veterans of the armed forces.

The governor was asked about the protesters...

Local NBC Anchor: "Among the protesters were gay veterans and their partners. We asked the governor about his take on gay veterans, many of whom may one day have fewer rights than everyone else."

Rick Perry: "Texans made a decision about marriage and if there's a state that has more lenient views than Texas, then maybe that's a better place for them to live."

[taken from video recording, no official transcript yet]

Daily Kos

Isn't that nice.

How long do you think before they start actually putting them on a bus and taking them to another state?

Think it won't happen? Well, I never thought I'd hear a Governor invite his citizens to leave if they didn't want to be discriminated against.

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If only there was a new world to move to to escape religious persecution. I thought it was called the United States, but I guess, I stand corrected by imbeciles like Rick Perry. I'm surprised places like Texas aren't okay with voting in klan members; they've certainly got a knack for bigotry.

Here's another question: If Rick Perry had something like colon cancer, and a gay individual were to come up with an ultimate cure to any cancer, which he/she'd only allow to gay rights proponents, how would anyone denying fair rights to gays feel then? The individual could then tell gay-intolerant people asking for the cure to go elsewhere.