John Phillips informs us of an amusing column he wrote for the conservative site Men's News Daily, arguing why conservatives should support gay marriage. As he puts it:
I've always believed that when it comes to protecting liberty the following rules apply: (1) individuals know better than politicians, (2) the states know better than the feds and (3) those who think that the Constitution should grow like Topsy are always wrong. Unfortunately, when it comes to gay marriage many conservatives suddenly develop amnesia. It's the only issue that I know of that can make committed Republicans get down on their hands and knees and beg for government regulation.
If conservatives are willing to give Big Brother the power to tell you who you can or can't marry, why get upset when liberals want to dictate what your salary should be, what you should pay for rent or whether or not you really need your sports utility vehicle? You're either for big, intrusive government or you aren't.
The column sparked
quite a bit of debate on another conservative site,
freerepublic.com. Remarks Phillips in his note to us, "For the
first time in my life I was accused of being an anarchist,
socialist and atheist! Anyway, I just thought that you guys would
be amused by this." You may be, too.