Take that, you fiend!

[thewayne]

Looking at a link from an LJ post, came across the following exchange. This went down at a Maryland hearing regarding a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage:

"At the end of his testimony, one of Maryland's most insane ultra-far-rightwingers, republican Senator Nancy Jacobs, stood up and shouted: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"

To which Mr. 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.""

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-stone/a-rare-moment-of-sense_b_17347.html


and another quote in the replies to this post:

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
-- Stephen Roberts

Comments

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

The quotes are definitely similar. But he may not be mis-quoting, without seeing a transcript of the hearing, he could be quoting another statement from Jacobs and just losing a little context.