Speaking of Cement

John McCain has declared himself in favor of the CAP initiative, the one that seeks to change Arizona’s constitution to define marriage in a way that would deny it to same sex couples. Here’s the letter I sent him:

August 30, 2005
Sent email via AHRF action alert

Dear Senator McCain- I am the mother of a gay son and I was mad as hell to hear that you support the CAP initiative. I’ve never heard a reason for preventing same sex marriage that was not based on religious belief. I know many religions are opposed to same sex marriage, but many are not, and in any case, this is not supposed to be a theocracy, so I have three questions:

1) How is this not favoring one religion over another?

2) Are you supporting writing our laws to conform to particular religious beliefs, or do you find a reason for doing this that is not based on religion?

3) If you believe there is a secular reason for passing this law, what is that reason?

I would appreciate an answer to those questions.

It will be interesting to see how he tries to defend himself. I’m really disappointed in him. McCain used to be one of the few Republicans for whom I would have considered voting. I thought he was able to stand against the tide and confront his own party on issues with which he disagreed. If that’s true then he really does hold the ugliness of discrimination in his own heart; if it’s not, then either I misjudged him or he has changed. Whatever the correct assumption, I hold no belief that there is any humanity in the Republican party at all. I almost wish there was a hell just so they’d all get justice in the end.