Lately, I've been losing faith in government, or at least in the people that are frighteningly in charge of what happens within the system. No, I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I don't think that there should be anarchy and a lack of government within the states, so don't even go there. I'm talking about the politicians: the Trumps, the people that back Kim Davis, and the Kentucky lawmakers that are attempting to push through an absolutely insane law.
The Matrimonial Freedom Act, or HB 527, is being proposed by Republican Senator Joseph M. Fischer, and just wait until you hear the details.
The act would change the wording in basically all Kentucky state laws from marriage to matrimony, and here's the most important part: only a man and a woman would be able to enter into matrimony. Gays could be married, but since they wouldn't be recognized into matrimony they would lose all the rights granted to them by the Supreme Court's passing of same-sex marriage.
I feel as though Seth and Amy have the only appropriate reaction.
Not only is this bill a direct slap in the face to the Supreme Court (or an absolute tyranny as Fischer calls them), but it makes absolutely no sense. The definition of matrimony is as follows: the state or ceremony of being married; marriage.
So, in a nutshell, this Kentucky Rep. wants to simply change some wording around (with a synonym of marriage) to make a new level of commitment, that only heterosexual people can achieve. Never mind the fact that he's proposing an entirely new sanctity to be recognized, or that the word matrimony literally is a synonym for marriage.
While this proposed act is laughably ridiculous, it's also incredibly frightening. Unfortunately, Rep. Fischer isn't the only lawmaker that thinks in this way, and he won't be the last. It's the year 2016, and we still have the same argument about discriminating gays as we have for years. The only difference is that now marriage equality is finally legal. Love won.
If you disagree with the Supreme Court ruling, that's your prerogative, but just remember this: Gay marriage doesn't hurt anyone or anything, except maybe your out-dated and overly conservative views. And if I had to pick one, I'd much rather my future children grow up in a world where all sorts of love are accepted, rather than a hate-fueled discriminatory one. But I suppose that's just me.
Thank goodness that this bill will most likely never see the light of day, and hopefully as years pass this sort of bigotry and hate will stop being an issue. But until that day come, everyone should remember this:
Love thy neighbor, even if they love in a different way than you.