Bawney Fwank to Tie the Knot!

[phideaux]

Sing it Bawney!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CT6HIDPbPc


Barney Frank to marry longtime partner


By Justin Sink - 01/26/12 12:05 PM ET

Retiring congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready.

Frank and Ready plan to wed in Massachusetts. Frank's home state is one of six states, in addition to the District of Columbia, that permits gay marriage.

Frank announced in November that he would be retiring from Congress after 16 terms to pursue other opportunities. In 1987, Frank disclosed that he was gay, becoming the first openly gay member of Congress.

Ready and Frank have known each other since they met in 2005 at a fundraiser in Maine, and began a relationship in January of 2007 after Ready's partner died. Ready works as a photographer and has a small buisness doing custom awnings, carpentry, painting, and welding according to Frank's office.

Ready, like many political spouses, has occasionally found himself in the headlines. He was arrested in 2007 for growing marijuana outside his Maine home; Frank was present at the time he was arrested. Ready later pleaded guilty to a fine for civil possession, and related charges were dropped.

"I told him that our relationship could not develop if he could not promise me that he would not repeat this. He apologized, with great sincerity I believe, and he made that promise and has lived up to it," Frank said in a statement in 2010.

Frank's vows come at a crucial time for the gay-rights movement. In Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, bills that would legalize same-sex marriage are poised to pass this legislative session.

In Maine, voters will be able to vote to allow same-sex marriages in November, while North Carolina and Minnesota voters will consider constitutional amendments that would ban gay marriage.

During a 2004 debate in Congress over a federal constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, Frank railed against the proposal.

"When I go home from today's work and I choose, because of my nature, to associate with another man, how is that a problem for you?" Frank said.

[lhslancers3270]

These two guys have tied many a knot before if ya get my drift.:hahaha:

[phideaux]

These two guys have tied many a knot before if ya get my drift.:hahaha:

I'm standing well upwind of that drift.

[Goldhedge]

It's a shotgun wedding... I hear his betrothed is preggers....:flute:

[Argentium]

A case of lube would make a nice wedding present.

[smooth]

Wait did I read this wrong?:flute:

"When I go home from today's work and I choose, because of my nature, to grow marijuana with another man, how is that a problem for you?" Frank said.

[Nickelless]

And speaking of family connections, this makes perfect sense...

According to Wikipedia, Barney Frank is a distant relative of Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemp_Howard#Personal_life

[Treasure Searcher]

Will Barney Franks "partner" be able to be a survivor to collect part of his Congressional Pension?

That is one of the reasons I am against gay marriage. There will probably be a time where the other partner could qualify for survivor benefits (Social Security, etc.) from the other partner.

Pensions funds, Social Security, etc. are already broke and we may end up with gay partners being qualified for benefits.

[Unclad Lad]

That is one of the reasons I am against gay marriage. There will probably be a time where the other partner could qualify for survivor benefits (Social Security, etc.) from the other partner.

Pensions funds, Social Security, etc. are already broke and we may end up with gay partners being qualified for benefits.

Forget SSI for a moment. Gay people shouldn't be allowed to designate who inherits their wealth? Or who can make life and death decisions for them? Marriage is a tool of the State, because it allows the tax auditors determine who owns what, who owes what, and who gets what when you kick the bucket. In all but a few cases, that is your wife or husband. As long as marriage remains a State function, it must either let all those who wish to marry (and who are legal adults) to marry, or lay out very sound reasons for why it is prohibited. There are very sound reasons that explain why children cannot marry each other or an adult; because a child cannot be held to a contract or to fully understand the implications of marriage. The arguments against polygamy are also sound historically, even though one can make logical arguments favoring it, which cannot be done in the case of children.

But there aren't any reasonable arguments for why two (and ONLY two) consenting adults cannot marry. Most arguments come down to "The (insert Holy Book here) says it is wrong", and as compelling as that may be for you, we must be vigilant against allowing the church of your choice to dictate civil law.

[budfox]

Cork Sucker....................

[Treasure Searcher]

Forget SSI for a moment. Gay people shouldn't be allowed to designate who inherits their wealth? Or who can make life and death decisions for them? Marriage is a tool of the State, because it allows the tax auditors determine who owns what, who owes what, and who gets what when you kick the bucket. In all but a few cases, that is your wife or husband. As long as marriage remains a State function, it must either let all those who wish to marry (and who are legal adults) to marry, or lay out very sound reasons for why it is prohibited. There are very sound reasons that explain why children cannot marry each other or an adult; because a child cannot be held to a contract or to fully understand the implications of marriage. The arguments against polygamy are also sound historically, even though one can make logical arguments favoring it, which cannot be done in the case of children.

But there aren't any reasonable arguments for why two (and ONLY two) consenting adults cannot marry. Most arguments come down to "The (insert Holy Book here) says it is wrong", and as compelling as that may be for you, we must be vigilant against allowing the church of your choice to dictate civil law.

I go by what the Bible says. The state can legislate (man made law) gay "marriage", but it is not a union in heaven.

[Goldhedge]

Ever see someone at the local bar put a cherry stem in their mouth and tie it into a knot?


...That's what came to mind when I read the title...only, it wasn't a cherry stem....:flute:

[Zilver]

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he was just spotted shopping at a bridal boutique :bear_unsure:


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[Ishkabibble]

Am I really the first one that feels he should be able to do whatever he damn well likes with his life? Liberty isn't about stomping on freedoms that don't match your ideals. It's about standing for the rights of every person to guide and live their own life in peace and harmony. It isn't easy to stand up for one's rights. Barney gets my high five, and I think he deserves many more.

[phideaux]

Am I really the first one that feels he should be able to do whatever he damn well likes with his life? Liberty isn't about stomping on freedoms that don't match your ideals. It's about standing for the rights of every person to guide and live their own life in peace and harmony. Good for Barney that he's following his heart.

As for me, the OP, I am Libertarian on such issues. Absolutely, whatever two consenting adults want to do to each other in the privacy of a bedroom, ain't none of my business or that of the Goobermint.

IMHO the Federal Goobermint has no jurisdiction at all concerning marriage licenses.The states issue marriage licenses, not the Feds.

And IMHO the States should butt out of it too. The only reason the States got into the marriage licensing business in the first place was because some Southern states were "concerned" about interracial marriage following the civil war. They thought licensing marriages would discourage such things.

I despise Bawney Fwank not because of sexual habits, but because he is a filthy despicable Leftist Socialist Statist Collectivist Big Taxing Big Spending Marxist pig.

[andial]

This marriage is going to cost them a fortune in fudge. Not that it's any of my business.

[lhslancers3270]

This marriage is going to cost them a fortune in fudge. Not that it's any of my business.

No cost at all. I hear they plan on packing their own fudge.

[andial]

No cost at all. I hear they plan on packing their own fudge.

Nailed it!

[Unclad Lad]

The state can legislate (man made law) gay "marriage", but it is not a union in heaven.

Heaven is not mentioned in the Constitution.

[DodgebyDave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_-mQ2J3QGk

The only version I could find