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Cruz Making the "State's Right" Argument When Responding to Gay Married Man...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Republican presidential candidate Ted (Rafael) Cruz, after telling a gay man the constitution guarantees and protects the rights of all citizens equally , invoked the age old state's right argument with respect to marriage law. Lets cut to the chaise. His invoking the state's right argument is simply arguing for discrimination against gays and lesbians who wish to marry. In other words it an argument for continued homophobia and bigotry. ABC - Sen. Ted Cruz today invoked the protections included in the Constitution when a gay man asked the Republican presidential candidate about his work protecting the rights of gay voters. Responding to a question from Todd Calongne, a married gay man who is a registered Republican and owner of a pizza parlor in New York City, Cruz said the Constitution protects the rights of all citizens equally. "When it comes to religious liberty, religious liberty is something that protects all of ...

The Debate Over Circumcision

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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny Monica Almeida/The New York Times Other than the fact circumcision is generally considered a healthy choice for your baby boy it has always been an optional one. In other words, to keep it simple for the California statists {and others} parents have always had the right to keep their child's foreskin intact if they so chose. Having been the child of parents who made a rational decision to have me circumcised before I went home from the hospital I can assure you I suffer no emotional scars from the "mutilation." In fact I remember nothing of the procedure and as near as I can tell suffered no medical issues as a result of it. Other than perhaps it provided for heightened sensitivity. Who knows, and who the hell cares? Really. Which I guess it the real point of this post in response to the libs ridiculous assault on a practice that has been in existence since bib...