Posted at BostonTea.US:
Two days after the Indiana State Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would only recognize marriage between one man and one woman, the Boston Tea Party of Indiana responded with a statement supporting equal rights, privileges, and immunities under the law to all people in Indiana. The party’s state committee called for “an immediate repeal of all state laws attempting or intending to restrict or define the term ‘marriage.”
“This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,who warned us that ‘an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,’” said Douglass Gaking, chair of the Boston Tea Party of Indiana. “Regardless of how you feel about the moral decisions of the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered) community, individuals in a free society must refrain from forcing their morals upon others.”
“Leadership is defined as inspiring others to devote their greatest efforts toward a common goal,” added Chairman Gaking. “Change happens through the inspiration of leaders who, as Ghandi said, are the change they want to see in the world. Coercion through legislation that threatens the liberty of our society is no means to encourage others to adopt the morals you hope them to subscribe to.”
The BTP’s resolution came two days after the State Senate Judiciary Committee approved SJR-13, a joint resolution that “provides that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana.” The resolution also “provides that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.”
The BTP’s response cites a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court comment which declared the individual’s power of contract to be unlimited: “He owes nothing to the public so long as he does not trespass upon their rights”
The Boston Tea Party is America’s fastest growing libertarian political party. The party endorses candidates who agree with the party’s one-sentence platform: “The Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.” The Indiana affiliate of the party was founded in June 2008 and endorsed the candidacies of Rex Bell for State Assembly and Andy Horning for Governor.
The complete BTPIN resolution passed on January 23rd reads as follows:
Whereas State Senator Carlin Yoder has proposed resolution SJR-13 which ”Provides that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana. Provides that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly;”
Whereas, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed SJR-13 on January 21st;
Whereas the United States Supreme Court declared in Hale v. Henkel, 201 US43 in 1905, “[The individual's] power to contract is unlimited, … he owes no duty to the State, … since he receives nothing there-from, beyond the protection of his life and property. His rights are such as existed by the law of the land long antecedent to the organization of the State….. He owes nothing to the public so long as he does not trespass upon their rights;”
Whereas in a free society ‘marriage’ would be a private contract between individuals of no concern to the state;
Whereas the state currently grants special privileges and immunities to those under formal state-sanctioned marriage-contracts, and
Whereas discrimination against ANY voluntary segment of society by government entities is both abhorrent and a violation of the Bill of Rights …
Be it RESOLVED that the Boston Tea Party of Indiana opposses Senator Yoder’s SJR-13.
Be it further RESOLVED that the Boston Tea Party of Indiana supports the rights of all people in Indiana (including Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered (GLBT) people) to equal rights, privileges and immunities under the law and calls for an immediate repeal of all state laws attempting or intending to restrict or define the term ‘marriage.
24 responses so far ↓
1 Don Lake ........... rearraigning the deck chairs ?????? // Feb 21, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Want to build a ground swell? Target the Church house door —— where all the heteros are sprinting out and all the homos are running in!
2 Don Grundmann // Feb 21, 2010 at 1:07 pm
The end of the Tea Party in Indiana and any other state where the anti-family/child forces take control. By their actions they have declared themselves enemies of the family and the children of our nation. This is an extremely serious setback for the Tea Party movement. It will be destroyed if the anti-family/child forces of the homosexual movement attempt to take control and use it as a weapon against the family. Parents across the nation will not lie down and allow a hijacked Tea Party movement to attack their children. The movement must defend itself against those who want to use it to attack the family or it will be destroyed – exactly what its enemies want to happen which is the real reason for this ” endorsement/resolution.”
Don J. Grundmann, D.C. Vice-Chairman American Independent Party, California branch of the Constitution Party
3 paulie // Feb 21, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Grundmann,
They’re pro-family, you are anti-family.
4 LibertarianGirl // Feb 21, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Thank god he is childless , I guess his G*D and Nature herself knows what a tool he is! hahahaha
5 inDglass // Feb 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm
So, let me get this straight, you want the government out of your checkbook, but you advocate them regulating your marriage and the way you raise your kids?
6 Darryl W. Perry // Feb 21, 2010 at 2:07 pm
That seems to be what he advocates. Government sanctioned “Christianity” – but only his brand of it… no anarchist followers of Yeshua will be allowed??
7 Erik Geib // Feb 21, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Go BTP! I hope the LPIN follows suit with a similar release.
8 inDglass // Feb 21, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Me too. The LPIN is better at getting media attention than the BTPIN.
9 Don Lake ........... ?????? // Feb 21, 2010 at 2:46 pm
LibertarianGirl // Feb 21, 2010:
“Thank god he is childless , I guess his G*D and Nature herself knows what a tool he is! ”
Really, he was semi reasonable in 2004 ……
10 The Last Conservative // Feb 21, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Grundman, this isn’t the Tea Party movement that you’re thinking of. The Boston Tea Party is just a few hundred libertarians sitting on Internet forums. The tea party movement that is getting all the media coverage, is mostly pro-family.
Keep up your pro-family crusade, you are doing a great job. Just take a couple more steps and you won’t be an anti-monarchist commie anymore.
11 paulie // Feb 22, 2010 at 1:09 am
BTP’s release is pro-family. Grundmann’s anti-family.
12 Jon Milligan // Feb 22, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Iv’e seen Don Grundmann demontrating in California against equal rights for all. He carries signs that read gay=pervert and hangs with the Otterstad gang of inbred morons. I put him in the same class as Fred Phelps and family.
13 Don Lake ........... ?????? // Feb 22, 2010 at 1:31 pm
It has been an evolution, a steady down ward spiral from being semi reasonable [2004] and merely an odd ball (aren’t we all …….) to being some one at loose ends with day to day reality.
I have [abet second and third hand] info that he is a medical person whom literally believes in the Bible, a STRICT ‘creationist’ and anti science [including Genetics and pharmaceuticals] ……….
Thin, good looking, passionate [and promoted by me per the Reform Party of California in 2004] he is literally falling apart —– or at least going ‘tangential’!
14 Don Grundmann // Feb 22, 2010 at 5:05 pm
” Just take a couple more steps and you won’t be an anti-monarchist commie anymore.”
Response – The Last Conservative : Thank you for your comment although I did not realize that I was an ” anti-monarchist commie.” I am happy to read of another defender of the family and children since, as you can see, there are oodles of their attackers at this forum. I hope that you are correct regarding the arm-chair bathrobed Libertarians being behind the disgrace of a ” Tea Party ” endorsement of perversion even if they have hijacked the name and/or organization in order to spread their poison. Unfortunately a little of such infection/poison can go a long way so I hope that the legitimate/real Tea Party organizations around the nation protect themselves from being polluted/destroyed by attacks from such rodents.
Don J. Grundmann, D.C. Vice-Chairman American Independent Party, California branch of the Constitution Party
15 paulie // Feb 22, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Grundmann
1. You are anti-family, anti-chldren.
2. BTP, myself, and most who have commented here are pro-family, pro-children
3. LP has been doing tax day protests – some with tea party themes – since at least the 1980s.
4. BTP has been around since 2006
5. Rick Santelli, who started the curret “tea parties,” got his idea directly from the Illinois LP, as documented previously on IPR.
6. So if anyone is “hijacking” the tea parties – it isn’t the libertarians.
16 Don Lake ........... perfect, just too perfect! // Feb 22, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Don Grundmann // Feb 22, 2010:
” The Last Conservative : Thank you for your comment …… I am happy to read of another defender “
17 Third Party Revolution // Mar 6, 2010 at 9:20 pm
So Don G, just wondering. Even though it is ruled unconstitutional to do so, would you support a re-criminalization of homosexuality?
18 Don Grundmann // Mar 7, 2010 at 12:40 am
Third Party – While being unaware of the full text of the case which you are referring to and which I believe was regarding sodomy as compared to homosexuality the answer is Yes.
” BTP, myself, and most who have commented here are pro-family, pro-children ”
Response – Paulie – Total BS. Anyone who is truly pro-children/family will stop the Social Engineering/psychological warfare attacks against them which are starting in KINDERGARTEN and are completely directed by the homosexual movement/agenda. My own ELEMENTARY SCHOOL alma-mater now has a Gay-Straight Alliance Club. The KINDERGARTENERS are already being attacked by psychological warfare tactics. When you defend those attacks you simply expose yourself as an enemy of children and families. Don’t sugar coat your opposition to them and/or pretend to be anything else. Simply ” come out of the closet ” and declare yourself as their enemy since the whole idea of the attacks is to destroy the traditional family and children by sexualizing them at the earliest age possible. In earlier days ( when the nation and citizens were not so sick ) NO ONE would defend molestors and attacks upon children as such actions were natually understood to be only done by sick minds and sick people. Fast forward to our time where you, Lake, and all of the other clowns on just this and other threads rush to the defense of perverts and their attacks upon children while casting such sickness under the fake cover of ” freedom,” ” the Bill of Rights,” ” equal protection clause,” yada, yada, yada. As John Adams said the Constitution was founded for a moral people. The founding fathers did not write the Constitution to promote sodomy to our children – STARTING IN KINDERGARTEN – and the future generations. I could say you should be ashamed but I know that for you, Lake, and your fellow supporters such sentiments have no chance against the ego stroking that you give yourself with your promotion of attacks upon the foundations of our nation – the family unit and the children who are your targets. You, as with the others, lost your shame a long time ago.
Don J. Grundmann, D.C. Vice-Chairman American Independent Party, California branch of the Constitution Party
19 paulie // Mar 9, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Grundmann
1) I stand by what I said
2) Your paragraph is too long, so I didn’t read it.
Shorter paragraphs are your friend.
20 Straight .......... from Lake // Mar 9, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Lake is paulie’s supporter ????????
paulie is Lake’s supporter ??????????
‘Friendmies’ ????????
‘Respectful opponents’ ?????????????
‘Semi Same Directional Type[s] ??????
but ‘Mutual Supporters’ ?????????
Only that we both love the truth and
hate Dems and GOP ………
21 Don Grundmann // Mar 10, 2010 at 1:14 am
Paulie – A poor excuse for avoiding the truth. I had presumed that you have advanced beyond Dick and Jane readers –
See Dick run.
Run Dick run.
See Jane run.
Run Jane run.
See Dick and Jane run.
Short enough?
Don J. Grundmann, D.C. Vice-Chairman American Independent Party, California branch of the Constitution Party
22 paulie // Mar 12, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I’m not avoiding any truth.
Yes.
Is this the “truth” you want me to address?
23 Dinger // Mar 20, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Let’s address three of the quotations used in this article:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – “… an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere …” Dr. King would never support the sanctioning of gay marriages for the simple reason that as a religious leader he pays homage to the Christian Bible, in which it clearly documents God’s denouncing of homosexuality as sinful. In the same Biblical text the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah where it was rampant, were subsequently razed to the ground by the hand of God. Whether you believe the Biblical Text is irrelevant, but to misuse Dr. King’s words to imply he would support gay marriage employs a shocking will to deceive and an unpalpable lack of integrity.
Ghandi – “Coercion through legislation that threatens the liberty of our society is no means to encourage others to adopt the morals you hope them to subscribe to.” To rely on this statement is simply stupid. The banning of gay marriages does not threaten our society, if anything it preserves its morality, which is what we expect of legislation. Ghandi, like Dr. King, was a moral man and would be horrified to see that his words have been mis-used to support an immorality.
Douglass Gaking. “Regardless of how you feel about the moral decisions of the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered) community, individuals in a free society must refrain from forcing their morals upon others.” Agreed, however this is not about individuals here imposing their views upon others, but rather about removing legislation which the majority acknowledges protects the morality of the social fabric of our society.
The Tea Party says: “Whereas in a free society ‘marriage’ would be a private contract between individuals of no concern to the state”. Then what of the legislation outlawing bigamy? Should that also be removed? What of the law requiring that a person must first obtain a divorce before entering a subsequent marriage – should we remove that also? In fact remove the Divorce Courts all together?? It is preposterous to pretend, for the sake of a means to an end – that end being to legalise gay marriages – that the State has no role in the affairs of upholding morality in the social order of things and these existing laws prove that it most certainly does. Therefore this statement is garbage.
24 Dear Grundmann, Nightingale, Quirk .......... // Mar 20, 2010 at 11:24 pm
WHICH Bible ?????????
[Don Lake is still looking THE religious text originally written in 21st century American English .............]
WHICH Tea Party, the one Alice attended down the Rabbit Hole ?????????
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