I'm considering it, I really am. My biggest worry is that Romney puts his people on the supreme court and they overturn Lawrence v Texas (the supreme court case from 2003 that says states can't make consensual sex between same sex partners a crime).
I'll be honest, this does rely on a few 'if' statements, but most of them are pretty likely. There's the 'if' for Romney winning (which probably won't happen, but it will be close). The 'if' about Romney being able to put a justice on the supreme court (however, given their ages, that's pretty likely; if one doesn't retire, death can always force someone off the court). The 'if' about a case being brought before the court that would overturn that case (however, I know there are some extremely well funded groups out there who are extremely homophobic and if they think they have a chance to do it, they'll bring any case they can before the court to try to overturn that case). Even an 'if' statement about my state making homosexuality a crime (but since Texas is one of the most conservative states in the union, that's extremely likely).
Another option is to look at moving to a different state where homosexuality isn't criminalized, but that would be decided by how things are in the rest of the country. I mean, as of now, I'm a student who depends on pell grants for school; I depend on a community health care center that is partially funded by federal grants for my medication/health care. If funding is removed from areas like that, it puts me in a very difficult spot and it pushes me more towards Canada.
I'll be honest, this does rely on a few 'if' statements, but most of them are pretty likely. There's the 'if' for Romney winning (which probably won't happen, but it will be close). The 'if' about Romney being able to put a justice on the supreme court (however, given their ages, that's pretty likely; if one doesn't retire, death can always force someone off the court). The 'if' about a case being brought before the court that would overturn that case (however, I know there are some extremely well funded groups out there who are extremely homophobic and if they think they have a chance to do it, they'll bring any case they can before the court to try to overturn that case). Even an 'if' statement about my state making homosexuality a crime (but since Texas is one of the most conservative states in the union, that's extremely likely).
Another option is to look at moving to a different state where homosexuality isn't criminalized, but that would be decided by how things are in the rest of the country. I mean, as of now, I'm a student who depends on pell grants for school; I depend on a community health care center that is partially funded by federal grants for my medication/health care. If funding is removed from areas like that, it puts me in a very difficult spot and it pushes me more towards Canada.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
