The thing about delaying HJR 6 is that it's given the one-man one-woman missionary position only please, thank you folks time to show up. Y'all the few of them that are here look SO scared to be surrounded by so many homos. The back of the Senate chamber is full of folks ready to testify, the chamber is slowly filling up and two charming old ladies outside asked right away if I was a blogger when I pulled out the cameraphone. What gave me away I wonder? View image
I'm sitting next to In The Pink, and guess what? She's actually in pink. Funny. Once HJR 6 comes up I'll post more photos and some liveblog action. In the Pink and I will race to see who makes the post first.
It's 6:30 p.m. and we are well into the testimony here. Shackleford (I spelled it wrong, here let me correct myself: A-S-S-H-O-L-E) made his presence known and discussed his appreciation for man-dog marriage.
Also, remarkably the committee members are not in the room. Where'd they go?
Randall Ellis is now testifying. 43,000 same-sex marrieds in Texas. That puts us number 3 behind NY and California. Texas is super-gay!! Queer as the number 3.
Actually, 2 senators in the letter changed their mind, but no one can prove it until the vote happens tomorrow.
It's clear that our Senate State Affairs Committee has lots of extra time. I'm glad they're taking some of this extra time to force gay people to beg to simply have something resembling the basic rights given to everybody else.