California has always been a liberal proving ground of sorts, where sociological and political Chuck Yeager types push the outside of the lunacy envelope with precision and skill. This is why the California Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage came as no surprise. The only thing that was surprising was that the court didn't outlaw opposite-sex marriage while they were at it.
In 2000, 61 percent of voters approved Proposition 22, that said the only marriages that would be recognized in California would be those between a man and a woman. This drove many Golden State liberals crazier than they already were. Why? Because the opinion of the "majority" should only be used as justification for one thing: ending the Iraq war. After that, what the majority of Americans believe tends to be the enemy of the left wing.
For example, a majority of Americans believe the Constitution guarantees the right of every American to own a gun. A majority of Americans oppose abortion. A majority of Americans oppose abortion being covered by any "universal health plan." A majority of Americans believe that God created humans. You get the point.
So, if you're on a "majority" kick and are in the vast minority, where can you turn to pad your numbers? To the animal kingdom.
The gay marriage ruling has some people jumping out of the woodwork to tell us how incredibly natural homosexuality is. So natural, in fact, that a lot of those animals you see at the zoo could well be "gay."
Consider a LiveScience story that was published on the heels of the "gay" marriage news. Here's just a snippet from the article:
Same-sex lovin' is common in hundreds of species, scientists say.
Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins at New York's Central Park Zoo, were a couple for about six years, during which they nurtured a fertilized egg together (given to them by a zookeeper) and raised the young chick that hatched.
According to University of Oslo zoologist Petter Böckman, about 1,500 animal species are known to practice same-sex coupling, including bears, gorillas, flamingos, owls, salmon and many others.
There's a good reason the San Diego Wild Animal Park is one of the largest zoos in the world. Because of the "gay" marriage ruling, it could be about to get a whole lot bigger thanks to an enormous influx of "gay" animals seeking respite from Bible-thumping hayseeds who spend every waking hour trying to ensure the two same-sex penguins can't tie the knot.
But what is the real goal of the "gay" animals story, other than to prompt picketing at zoos by some of the spackle-brained, spiral-eyed, freak-show escapees from the Westboro Baptist Church? The story is offered as proof that homosexuality is "normal" outside the realm of human beings, and that human beings are the only creatures who are in fact homophobic.
But people should be careful about running to nature for examples of what's "normal."
In nature, the weak, defenseless and helpless are often left to die, and none of the other animals ever seem to care. This is "normal" in the animal kingdom. In nature this is called "the circle of life," but when it happens to humans it's called a tragedy. Bob Geldof doesn't organize concerts to raise awareness of gazelles that are devoured by cheetahs on the Serengeti.
But when some of these same animals start acting as if they're at a late-night birthday party for Barney Frank's Pomeranian, it's presented as evidence of "normal" behavior, so we're not supposed to be as freaky about it when humans do the same thing.
Dogs pee on fire hydrants, and everybody looks the other way, but the last human being I saw doing the same thing got arrested. As you can see, there is much work to be done in the area of human rights.
As for homosexuality, in the universe of problems we all face, who cares what people do in the privacy of their own homes? But if tens of thousands of people who engage in an oft-infectious lifestyle suddenly have a new dependent overnight, I don't want to see our health insurance premium skyrocket to pay for it. Let's face it, the "gay" marriage issue isn't really about love, religion or civil rights – it's mostly about insurance.
Maybe there shouldn't be any health insurance anyway. You'll notice that there isn't any health insurance in the animal kingdom – not even for the "gay" ones.
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