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Vice Versa

Here’s a thing of beauty:

On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.

At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: “Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?”

Raskin replied: “Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.”

The room erupted into applause.

(via Pharyngula)

Posted in Current Affairs, Quotes, Religion. Tagged with , , , , , . See also: Traditional Marriage |Everything But Marriage |Same-Sex Marriage Still Banned in Washington State |Congratulations President Obama! |Mars vs. Marriage .

By Michael Hanscom
March 17, 2006

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  1. Johan Svensson said
    on March 17, 2006

    Wow. That should be put in a dictionary under the definition of “snappy comeback.”

    One might even say that the senator got served.

  3. Michael Hanscom said
    on March 18, 2006

    Just slightly, though, and it’s still a damn good line.

  4. astrocoz said
    on March 19, 2006

    I love that. That is an awesome line and pretty much sums up my opinion of the whole thing.

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  1. Jacobson Attorneys linked to this post on March 19, 2006

    Place your hand on the, um, Bible

    This gave me a chuckle and, at the same time, is really telling: “On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to tes…

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