Liberal Senator, Cory Bernadi, asked a valid question, “There
are even some creepy people out there who say that it’s ok to have consensual
sexual relations between humans and animals. Will that be a future step?”
Labor Senator, Helen Polley, made a valid comment, “[Same
sex marriage could] create a stolen generation by putting adult desires above
the needs of children.”
Both were discussing the legislation before them regarding
amending the Marriage Act.
But because they didn’t conform with the vocal minority
these people are now “disgraced” according to the Sun Herald (23rd September).
Bernadi has since had to resign, as parliamentary secretary
for no good reason other than it was politically easier to do so rather than
defend him. Haven’t heard anything
about discipline for Polley.
Surely if she’s “disgraced” as well then there ought to be similar
ramifications.
They don’t deserve their label, and those dishing it out don’t
have the right to spew it out. Having an
opinion that is not shared by the noisemakers doesn’t mean the label fits.
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Now Corey is on the backbench, whence he is free to say what he likes. Hopefully he will.
His only sin was "freelancing" from the front bench, both in parliament, and in the media. His actual words were temperate, rational and truthful.
Malcolm Turnbull ought to be ashamed for the way he savaged his colleague in the media, even accounting for the fact that he is the Liberal member for Queer. Tony Abbott did a much more civilised job on the public rebuke front. The right man is the leader.
LB
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