If you read the news article, it said the resolution was by Rep. Jay Love. Just so everybody knows I live in Alabama and Rep. Love ran for the U.S. House here in my district and lost so not everyone here has his beliefs.

Alabama Legislators
Well, the legislators are either going to be passing silly resolutions at the Capitol or they're going to head back to do their sisters and cousins like the rest of Alabama does. Seems like this is the lesser of the two evils.
By Steve @ 04/24/09 10:53:10 A Now here is a literal definition of "hate speech".How much you wanna bet he is a liberal?

Donald Trump needs to have his head examined for allowing that nut case to ask such a politically sensitive question. Fact is, from Maine to California the American people have shown that they understand why children, the family and marriage need to be nurtured and elevated.
I love Alabama! They may be low on eduction, but they are high on common sense.

She was certainly set up by Trump's pathetic poof. What's truly sad is that this has actually become a media event.
God help our country, we're spiraling out of control on all fronts.

Living here in Alabama for a few years now, I have given up waiting for a sensible person to appear in the state legislature. They are much more concerned about padding their pocket to give a flying fig about the state. It's just as well they waste their time on this - - at least it's entertaining.

As for the gay marriage thing, I 'm of the Boortz school when it comes to personal relationships ("Kiss what you want."), but I see no compelling reason for the government to sanction marriage of any sort. If the government needs to monitor a personal contract between to people so that property is equitably distributed at the time of dissolution of that contract, fine. But don't call it marriage. Marriage is a social and religious construct. Separate them completely. Problem solved.

Oh, and by the way, until a few years ago (less than 5) Alabama still had an amendment to the state constitution that prohibited marriage between people of different races.

Welcome to Alabama. Please set your clocks back 100 years. Thank you.

She was set up, the question was inappropriate. The judge (jerk) KNEW this was an extremely hot potato subject and only asked to bring attention to his cause.

She was asked for her opinion. Agree or disagree, we all have our opinions and this should not be getting this much attention.

why the hell are there so many yankees in the south? oh yeah, high taxes and oppressive state legislatures. i'm in wilmington NC, moved up from alabama, and it's like little new york here. most of their time is spent whining about how much better the world is in new york, yet nobody ever seems to want to go back there. why is that? could it be that the south is not as bad as liberal yankees make us sound?

Agree with her or not, it cannot be denied that what she did took real courage. She stood by her principles knowing that her remarks would be controversial and among some people very unpopular. Let's hear it for free speech and standing for something!

Why is this even a "controversy"? Question asked, question answered. Given that the majority of the people do not favor it, the "judge" should have expected that the answer might happen. Or maybe he did and wanted to stir the pot.
IF YOU THINK YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE ANSWER YOU WANT,OR ARE GOING TO GET OFFENDED BY THE ANSWER, DON'T ASK IT.

Inappropriate question from an unqualified judge. Perez Hilton would have done better asking an important question such as "What do you think we as Americans can do to take back our country?"

People continually point out the fact that there is no constitutional right to get married.

Why, then, do these same people suddenly feel the need to define marriage in the constitution? Or to "protect" marriage, as if the Semitic religions have some kind of oligopoly on what is a 'real' marriage or not?

Or why, pray tell, do they feel the need to legislate their religion's definition of marriage into the constitution, which was created primarily to LIMIT the power of government on citizens? There was a reason why the founders followed the KISS rule with the Constitution...

Marriage is an institution of religion, not the government. The government should have no say at all in who can marry or who cannot, as long as they are both consenting adults.

Shall I repeat it? There should be no legal restrictions on marriage between two consenting adults.

If a church doesn't want two gays or lesbians to be married, then that church shouldn't perform the service and instead tell them to go to some other church.

And if you don't like gay marriage, don't marry someone of your same gender. Problem solved.

I'll consent to her opinion being hate speech if Mario Armando Lavandeira's (that's Perez Hilton) remarks are labeled as hate speech against straight people.

And before anyone blasts me, I have very good friends that are gay, I wish them well, we agree to disagree, and then order pizza. I just prefer to have a beer with mine instead of a Cuervo Cosmotini.

To use the words of Neal... Now there is a great use of taxpayer dollars. Debating gay marriages in the state capital.

Gawd!!! Please will everyone get back to doing some real work??

In another thought... why the hell does each state have to have a state song, bird, etc.... Please shut the hell up and try to make sure everyone can live with the freaking taxes you put us through.

What the hell did she say to discriminate against anyone? Just because she thinks a marriage should be between a man and a women? I didn't hear her wish them ill. So if she doesn't believe like you then she "discriminate against them"? Just asking.

BTW Lee Roy, you forgot! Hartsfield Airport offers daily flights. DELTA IS READY WHEN YOU ARE! (Not you Lee Roy)

AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER!

Tara...how is this discrimination? Show me where in the constitution it says anyone the right to marry. Obama is against gay marriage. Hillary is against gay marriage. Are they hateful and discriminatory? Gays can have all the benefits thru civil unions.

take 285 to i-75 north, fill up with fuel every 200 miles. keep driving.

Most of us are against 'Big Government, Josh. But when the voting public makes it clear that in California, at least, they don't want an amendment to redfine what constitutes marriage, don't throw tantrums and trash churches, go work within the system and win people over. If that many people voted for Prop 8, it seems that the California legislature kinda needs to listen there, ya know? As for Alabama, they're kind of like UFO's, an unexplained phenomonon. And Tara, what about Miss California's answer was hateful? It's not a trick question and you can use your 'lifeline'...

Umm...you came here because the weather sucked, the women look like men, and the food made the men look like ...well, women. If you want to crash on the South, just remember, we don't have to drive over 5 or 6 states and endless snowdrifts to get to the Florida beaches, we just have to dodge the snowbirds!

The Alabama legislature has decided that they have nothing else left to do.

The neal boortz has decided that they have no real news to do.

This kind of social moral question has no place in a beauty pagent. But, then again... beauty pagents really have no place in society either... But, with this new rising star, maybe we'll see a Palin/Prejean 2012 ticket. OOOh what fun!

Tara, how is her opinion hateful? Liberals are dilusional...and cowards

When government spends time on silly resolutions, they cannot be thinking up new legislation to screw the taxpayers.

You probably already know this, but Alabama's legislature is run by Democrats. Also, the "Ban Text While Driving" bill stalled, so they are bored.

Must disagree with you on this one Neal. At least in one perspective. This Hilton flamer publicly lambasted her over and over again. The AL legislature publicly came to her defense. In all probability it
took less than 30 minutes for the AL
legislature to push the resolution
through. That was probably quick
compared to other items they consider.

So, taking them to task over this is no
more a waste of time than your blovating
over general aviation.

Yet another example of why the rest of us laugh at the South. Remind me why we wanted you back after you seceded.

Neal,
Oh, I dunno... taking a few a minutes to issue a formal "Up Yours" to the Sean Penn types seems worthwhile.

Has anyone ever heard of an "Alabama hotpocket"?(By the way, this is something only heterosexuals can do.)