Lynn C. Woolsey: “here we go again. With all the important legislation we should be working on with just 1 week left in our session, we…”

“here we go again. With all the important legislation we should be working on with just 1 week left in our session, we are writing discrimination into the Constitution for the first time in our country's history. Whether one supports or opposes gay marriages, there is no reason to threaten the democratic values set forth in our Constitution. Not now, not ever. Of course, Republicans are getting a lot of political mileage out of this debate today from their right-wing fundamental supporters. And they get a lot of mileage out of being on the side of what we they call ``family values.'' They have offered programs like their Marriage Initiative, where $1.5 billion has been funded to help the poor acquire interpersonal and conflict management skills to promote and strengthen marriage. The people I talk with, however, do not want the government to be their family therapist. They do not want the government to be in their bedroom. They want a government that helps create good jobs with good benefits, flexible workplaces, universal health coverage, affordable child care, safe after-school programs and much more. They know what real family values are.”