Another (rare) political stance. My obvious message to anyone who disagrees is: get out of the way.

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
...
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand

-Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin'

From Mike Daisey

On Dec. 12, 1912, Rep. Seaborn Roddenberry (R-Ga.) proposed this amendment to the Constitution:

'Intermarriage between negros or persons of color and Caucasians . . . within the United States . . . is forever prohibited.'

The amendment did not pass, even though the majority of Americans opposed interracial marriage and advocates argued this amendment was necessary to save the sacred institution of marriage.

Please, people, all I'm asking is that you pay attention.

I'll leave you with some humor from The Deep South Comic, whose take on this issue is inspired and sound.

That is all.


- posted by seanmh @ 5:00 PM