Careful What You Wish For. . .

. . .because it might just come true. What made me think of this? There has been a spate of stories in the local papers about lawyers getting their clients off thanks to the passage of issue #1. Issue #1 was the "family values" legislature to deny the right of marriage to homosexuals. Turns out though that somebody didn't quite do their homework in their rush to write predjudice into the Ohio constitution. They created a lovely little loophole so that if a man abuses his girlfriend it can't be domestic abuse because no according to Article XV Section 11.

Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.

Therefore a man who kicks the crap out of his girlfriend is not guilty of domestic violence. Sorry gals, no protection for you. And the kicker is 61.7% of Ohioans voted for this nonsense. I'm not saying that that it is right or fair that these guys are getting off with lesser charges, if any at all. . .all I want to say is nothing got taken away from me that I already had. Passing this legislature really did not hurt me. . .but it did take away some valuable protection for a segment of society that really needed so the next time the conservatice right wingers start spouting off you just better do some checking because you never know what they will be stealing away from you.