Showing posts with label Same-sex marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Same-sex marriage. Show all posts

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Morality Beyond Same Sex Marriage; Morality? It's Now Gone.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, look on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Please note; the following arguments we are about to present do not reflect our actual positions on the subject.

With same sex marriage now being thrown upon many within various states throughout the United States questions of what is moral and of civil liberty or civil rights now come into full question.  That question being what exactly are civil rights?  The claim for allowing same sex marriage is based on civil rights.  Now that these arguments have been winning so much ground, it's time to seriously explore civil rights and start asking a lot of questions and even demanding further civil rights.

  Since these arguments are civil rights then one has to start arguing for further civil rights.  The civil rights of polygamy which is the ability to marry more than one person.  If a man wishes to marry more than one person, then under the liberty of civil rights, he should be allowed to.  If a woman wants more than one husband or wife, then she should have full legal rights and ability to do so.

  And what of the rights of those who practice beastiality?  Under the liberty of civil rights, if a man or woman wishes to marry an animal and practice whatever they wish with that animal under the liberties of civil rights, then they should be fully allowed and legal.  Under the liberty of civil rights then either a man or woman should be able to marry any person and or multiple animals and live in whatever manner they so wish practicing whatever desires they wish.

  Further under the liberty of civil rights, if a man or woman wishes to marry a minor of any age, that person should be allowed to.  If a man wishes to marry a 7 year old boy, what right does anyone have to block the civil rights of that man?  Where can morality be reasonably be argued?  Morality has become strictly subjective now.  Not later on down the road but right now.  

  Prostitution needs to be legalized now as does every form of gambling.  All drugs need to be fully legalized as who is anyone to determine the morality of anyone who wishes to use them?  Abortion equally is a a civil right, not a question of morality.

  Same sex marriage has never been about rights, it's about breaking the backbone of Christianity and the questions of a moral society.  Now that it has been broken, one can no longer block any of these other arguments on a sound foundation.  There are groups now working on infiltrating Christian churches in an effort to demand that same sex marriages are recognized and not blocked, which is the full destruction of the Christian church.

  And how will they win this battle?  Through the tax structure for one.  In other ways, laws will be enacted against ministers in a way where ministers can be arrested and convicted of crimes for not recognizing same sex marriages.  And again, I argue, that the rest of the above arguments are just as valid.  Why not have 8 men marry each other creating a new definition of marriage?

  Property rights laws will become one of the biggest headaches ever seen once polygamy becomes law.  But why stop there?  The rights to contract slavery should also be recognized.  If a person wishes to sell themselves into slavery, under the liberties of civil rights and equally under contractual laws, why should this not be allowed?  Who is to define the morality against such?  The doors are now fully open to all of these matters and the battles are now about to begin.  We have already seen battles beginning for the full legalization of prostitution.  Gambling has been making slow inroads for decades, now it will go onto the fast track.

  Why not gamble your life?  If you lose, you become a slave or a prostitute, for x amount of time or for life based on the contract you gamble for?  Sounds rather tempting does it not?  Who is to say that these issues are wrong now?  What rights do judges have to hear any case?  Anarchism has become the law based on recent forced decisions on "WE THE PEOPLE" who did NOT authorize these decisions.  Who cares what your opinion is on these issues as everyone has to ask why your opinion should even count as your opinion violates the civil rights of others who have different opinions.  When society spoke, the vast majority of people voted against same sex marriages.  The politicians stole the rights of the people and in our opinion, (which now does not count as it violates someone's civil rights to their own opinions), forced immoral, indecent, anti Christian principals on us all against the will of the people.

  The United States, once the flame of liberty and freedom, has become an international joke of black smoke and dust in this modern day.  No longer a leader of freedom but instead a leader of tyranny against the people.  There is no longer any right to argue rights as anyone should now be free to argue against those rights that are no longer rights but instead civil liberty rights add infinity add nausea.  

  What the future should hold?  Super centers where one can go in, marry the first prostitute that makes them feel good, gamble with their lives risking slavery while taking an insane amount of drugs and if pregnancy becomes an issue later on down the road, an abortion clinic right there under that same roof.  Shows for entertainment featuring some of the most bizarre forms of beastiality with an option to marry the animal going to the highest bidder.  Take your children but if one of them gets married while there, you do not have the option of bringing them back home or defending your child against that option.

  The door is now open to such a future society.  Are you ready for it?  How can you now argue against it?

Again, these are not our positions, just the handwriting on the walls that we see.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Virginia Receives $9.3 Million Grant to Help Virginians Access Health Coverage

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Me...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Medicaid administrator) logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Virginia is one of only four states to have been awarded a $9.3 million federal grant to hire more than 100 enrollment assisters who will help state residents sign up on the Federal Marketplace for health insurance starting November 15. The federal grant will play a large role in helping Governor McAuliffe implement his “Healthy Virginia” plan to expand health care to more than 200,000 Virginians.

“This federal grant will boost my administration’s efforts to help Virginians get access to the health care they need,” said Governor Terry McAuliffe, who received the news Tuesday morning in a telephone call with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell. “We will use this money to put more boots on the ground to make sure individuals and families find the best low-cost insurance options for them, and to make sure they know about the financial assistance that is available.”

During the initial 2013-14 sign-up period, Virginia’s state government was not an active participant in educational and outreach efforts. However, more than 216,000 Virginians purchased health plans. Unfortunately, an estimated 300,000 Virginians who are qualified for tax credits if they purchase insurance on the Federal Marketplace remain uninsured.

As part of his “Healthy Virginia” plan, Governor McAuliffe announced last month that he has set a goal to enroll up to 160,000 more Virginians on the Marketplace during the enrollment period that extends fromNovember 15 to February 15.

The federal grant awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services enables Virginia to partner with the Virginia Community Healthcare Association and the Virginia Poverty Law Center and deploy more than 100 paid enrollment assisters across the Commonwealth.

“This is a major step forward for Virginia,” said Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel. “I am particularly pleased that some of the individuals who are in the Medicaid coverage gap will qualify for financial assistance on the Marketplace.”

The Virginia Community Healthcare Association is a nonprofit association representing 28 federally qualified health centers and one rural health clinic. The association trained and oversaw certified application counselors during the initial sign-up period. The grant and partnership with Virginia will enable it to step up outreach and enrollment activities this fall and winter.

The Virginia Poverty Law Center, based in Richmond, provides training to local Legal Aid program staff and is a designated Navigator organization in Virginia.

“The Virginia Community Healthcare Association is delighted with this opportunity,” said Neal Graham, Chief Executive Officer of VCHA. “This will enable us to provide funding to the Community Health Centers and other community partners to place enrollment staff at the local level.  As we learned last year, local staff make all the difference in assisting persons in making the important choices about the purchase of health care coverage; and health care coverage makes all the difference in people’s lives.”

“We are very excited about this opportunity to help more Virginians know about and enroll in affordable health insurance options,” added Jill Hanken, staff attorney for the Virginia Poverty Law Center.

As part of Virginia’s campaign to enroll state residents, the state will launch an improved website next month at coverva.org with user-friendly links to health care options and educational resources. The state also will begin a major media campaign this winter to increase awareness about the importance and availability of health insurance. A family of three with an income between $19,790 and $79,160 may be eligible for tax credits when purchasing insurance on the Federal Marketplace.

The grant will be administered by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services.


Governor McAuliffe Announces Administration Appointments (Because More Have Left)

McAuliffe speaking at Frying Pan Park in Hernd...
 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his administration today. The appointees will join McAuliffe’s administration focused on finding common ground with members of both parties on issues that will build a new Virginia economy and create more jobs across the Commonwealth.


Secretariat of the Commonwealth
Board Appointments

Aerospace Advisory Council

  • Peter Bale of Chincoteague, Senior Vice President, Sentinel Robotic Solutions
  • Matt “Race” Bannon of Virginia Beach, Director, Strategy & Marketing, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC)
  • Oktay Baysal of Virginia Beach, Professor and Dean of Engineering, Old Dominion University
  • Charles R. Chambers, Jr. of Alexandria, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, National Safe Skies Alliance
  • Stephen G. Jurczyk of Williamsburg, Director, NASA Langley Research Center
  • James C. McDaniel, Jr., PhD of Albemarle, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
  • Rose Mooney of Baltimore County, MD, Executive Director, Virginia Tech Mid Atlantic Aviation Partnership 
  • Dale K. Nash of Virginia Beach, Executive Director, Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
  • Daniel Tani of Fairfax, Vice President, Advanced Programs Group, Orbital Sciences Corporation
  • William A. Wrobel* of Accomack, Director, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
  • Todd McGregor Yeatts of Arlington, Manager, Government Operations, The Boeing Company

Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  • Kay Johnson Smith of Arlington, President and CEO, Animal Agriculture Alliance

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects

  • Cameron C. Stiles, CID, FASID, LEED AP of Ashland, Vice President, KSA Interiors
  • Michael Zmuda, P.E., L.S. of Mechanicsville, Survey Manager, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT)

Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia

  • Paul A. Holland of Arlington, Senior Analyst, Marstel-Day, LLC

Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board

  • Naila Alam of Herndon, Founder/CEO, Express Care
  • The Honorable James F. Almand of Arlington, Retired, Circuit Court Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit;  former member,  Virginia House of Delegates
  • Paul G. Izzo, JD of Richmond, ThompsonMcMullan, P.C.
  • George McAndrews, JD of Vienna, Assistant City Attorney, Alexandria
  • James P. Talbert of Hampton, President/Owner, T-N-T Concrete Express, Inc.
  • Cathy V. Thompson of Roanoke, Director of Older Adult Services, Family Service of Roanoke Valley
  • Veronica Williams, JD of Hampton, Owner, Virginia LifeCare Planning, The Center for Elder Law Estate Planning

State Rehabilitation Council

  • Tonya Fowler of Danville, Executive Director,  The Arc of Southside, Inc.
  • Shannon M. Haworth of Richmond, Project Manager, ASD Early STEP, Partnership for People, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Samantha M. Hollins, PhD of Roanoke, Director, Office of Special Education Program Improvement, Division of Special Education and Student Services, Virginia Department of Education
  • Delores Ann Johnson of Harrisonburg, Executive, T. J. Maxx
  • Sally J. Thompson*of Hampton, Education and Training Technician,  United States Navy

Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission

  • Cecil E. Shell of Kenbridge, Owner and Operator, Shell’s Farm
  • Richard L. Sutherland of Elk Creek, Director, District 2, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors

Virginia Air and Space Center

  • Alan K. Archer of Newport News, Assistant City Manager, City of Newport News
  • Patrick E. DeConcini of Hampton, Principal, DeConcini & Associates, LLC
  • Dave Leichtman of Arlington, Advisor, Microsoft Campaign Tech Services
  • Kimberley L. Martin of Hanover, Enterprise Data Governance Consultant, Owens & Minor; CEO of KLM Scholarship Foundation

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities

  • Travis Webb of Norfolk, Peer Mentor, Endependence Center of Norfolk

Virginia Economic Development Partnership

  • The Honorable Lee Coburn of Glade Spring, Mayor and Councilman, Town of Glade Spring and Owner, Coburn Creative and Political Dogs

*Denotes reappointment

McAuliffe Administration to Local Divisions of Social Services: Same-Sex Spouses can now Legally Adopt

World map highlighting those countries where p...
World map highlighting those countries where polygamy is legal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Is This A Violation Of The State Constitution?

Today, at the direction of Governor Terry McAuliffe, the Virginia Department of Social Services released a bulletin informing local social services divisions that adoption between same-sex spouses is now legal across the Commonwealth.
“Now that same-sex marriage in Virginia is officially legal, we owe it to all Virginians to ensure that every couple is treated equally under all of our laws, no matter whom they love,” said Governor McAuliffe. “This historic decision opened the door to marriage equality, and now it is my sincerest hope that it will also open more doors for Virginia children who need loving families.
“By formally recognizing that same-sex couples can now legally adopt, we are more fully complying with the ruling in this important case, and sending the message once again that Virginia is open and welcoming to everyone.”
Virginia law states that a “married couple or an unmarried individualshall be eligible to receive placement of a child for purposes of adoption.”
Below is the bulletin that was sent to local divisions of social services today:

DATE:   October 10, 2014

TO:   Local Departments of Social Services Directors
Adoption Supervisors and Staff
Foster Care Supervisors and Staff
Resource Specialists

FROM: Margaret Ross Schultze, Commissioner

SUBJECT: Impact of Same-Sex Court Ruling on Adoption and Foster Care

CONTACT: Carl E. Ayers, Director of Family Servicescarl.e.ayers@dss.virginia.gov or

On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal related to Virginia’s statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriage.  As a result of that decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision determining those bans to be unconstitutional became effective.  In other words, Virginia now recognizes and allows same-sex marriage.
We take this opportunity to let you know how the court decision impacts the approval of foster and adoptive homes.  When determining the appropriateness of a foster or adoptive home, Virginia, in response to the Fourth Circuit ruling, now recognizes any legally-performed marriage (same-sex or opposite-sex), whether performed in Virginia or another state.  This ruling does not confer legal status to civil unions or domestic partnerships.  Any married couple is a married couple for purposes of adoptive placements in accordance with Virginia Code § 63.2-1225.
We are in the process of reviewing all applicable statutes and regulations to determine what amendments need to be made.  Additional information will be shared as it becomes available.

Cc:        Regional Directors

(What is civil rights and what is morality? These are now questions that must be asked as well as what is law and what is now legal and illegal. Every aspect of American Society has now been full,y violated and full anarchism is now at reign. We will soon be exploring these issues.)

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Governor McAuliffe Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Grant Stay in Same-Sex Marriage Case


Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant a stay that will delay same-sex marriages in Virginia until the court decides whether or not it will hear the case:

“Today’s decision is a temporary delay to the inevitable conclusion that Virginians who love each other should have the opportunity to marry regardless of their sexual orientation. Building a new Virginia economy means creating an environment that is open and welcoming to all, where world-class innovators and entrepreneurs can locate without fear of discrimination. That is why  my first act as Governor banned discrimination in the state workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and why I support marriage equality in Virginia as a key ingredient of that economy of the future.

“I applaud Attorney General Mark Herring for his continued efforts to see this case concluded as quickly as possible, and I hope the Supreme Court takes immediate action to uphold the 4thCircuit’s decision so that Virginia can finally take this next important step in our history. In the meantime, my administration will make the necessary preparations so that we are ready to implement this decision if the ruling is upheld.”


Our Notes:  Isn't this what our forefathers fought for?  So that there could be gay rights?  Wasn't that already added into the US Constitution?  97th Amendment, the right to be free and gay?  Now isn't it that in a republic this can be voted by the will of the people?  In a democracy, it's just forced onto the people.  Which one are we seeing in this state now?  If there is one upside to trampling all over the will of the people, it's that certain bloodlines should never reproduce.  We just got that wish the difficult way.