Well, ain’t this just a bucket of cute?

It appears that in Rick Perry’s world that states’ rights trumps sinful behavior.

At an event in Aspen, Perry said, “Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me.” He continued, “That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment, stay out of their business.”

Juanita grew up in Texas.  She did not know that damn yankee was two separate words until she went to college.  She knows that Rick Perry has a very suspicious view of New York and California.  He’s not real comfortable with Ohio either.  Or Colorado, come to think of it.  And … whoa, wait a minute, he’s not comfortable with any other state.  He wanted to secede from the union and be President of Texas.  That’s hardly neighborly.

Anyway, up steps the religious right and has themselves a hissy fit over sin in anydamnplace.

Gary Bauer, president of the conservative advocacy group American Values, expounded on those sentiments in an interview.

“His comments were inartful and disappointing. The 10th Amendment and states’ rights is very important to conservatives, but it’s not our highest value,” Bauer said. “There are some things so fundamentally wrong that we have not left those things up to the states.”

That’s right.  They believe in states rights unless it’s something they don’t want you doing in the privacy of your home.  Especially if it might have something to do with s-e-x.  No, s-e-x is not a states right issue.  It’s a religious right issue.  God wants it that way.  And so did the Founding Fathers when they specifically said, “None of that gay stuff, okay?”

So, here’s my question.  If a two same gender people get married in New York, and then they move to Texas like everybody eventually does, will Rick Perry recognize their marriage?  That’s the problem with states rights – people just won’t sit still.

Personally, I think it’s city rights.  My city has 5 flower shops, a perfectly good VFW hall, 4 bakeries, two ladies who make Quinceañera dresses, and the best damn beauty shop on the planet.  We welcome gay marriage.  We know how to put on a show.