Alabaman Politician Suggests Legislation In Support Of ‘Duck Dynasty,’ Because Of Course He Did

State Senator Jerry Fielding (you know which party) has proposed a resolution to the Alabaman state legislature that makes no new laws, enacts no change to existing code, and has ZERO policy impact. So, it is of crucial importance to the state of the State for this issue to be addressed.

Sen. Fielding has suggested that the State of Alabama join him (and a large swath of the US) in condemning A&E for suspending Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the “Duck Dynasty” clan, for his Rorschach comments to GQ.

Now, I call Robertson’s comments “Rorschach” because there is nothing I can say here that will change your mind one way or the other. You already have your opinion, and it’s likely different from mine.

But the honorable Senator thinks that the state should waste precious legislative floor time and taxpayers’ dollars to ratify a statement condoning the… ahh.. “unfortunate” comments of a Louisiana native who has been interpreted as being racist and homophobic.

Said Sen. Fielding, reported by The Daily Home:

“Phil Robertson’s family values are shared by the vast majority of Alabamians, who are rightfully concerned by the vitriol aimed at his Christian stance.There’s a clear double standard in the media favoring a liberal worldview. When it’s used to silence and punish Christians for stating their beliefs, that’s when we must defend the rights of individuals to exercise their free speech without fear of politically-motivated repercussion.I join thousands across Alabama and our country by standing with Phil Robertson, and urge A&E to reverse their action against him.”

So, as I understand it, Fielding wants Alabama as a state to officially agree with comments containing thinly veiled bigotry and to scold a company for disassociating itself from an employee who holds such views.

The company is well within its rights to suspend an employee who acts in a manner that they feel disgraces their company (which is in violation of contract).

It’s foolish for this to become an Alabaman political issue when A&E has almost no economic footprint in the state. And going forwards, comparing homosexuality to bestiality and saying that black people were happy during the Jim Crow era are probably things to stay away from during an interview with a nationally syndicated magazine.

There is no persecution of Christian beliefs — had Robertson left it at, for instance, “my religious beliefs forbid me from accepting the sin of homosexuality, though I believe Christ would want me to share brotherly love with someone who is gay,” there would have been no problems.

I know that Robertson says that his family treats everyone with love, but creating hateful comparisons in the same paragraph will undermine that aspect of your message.

In my opinion, the only purpose Senator Fielding’s proposal to the Alabama State legislature serves is to make him more popular with his voting base.

He is gaining a little extra job security by talking about how the Christians of this country are being persecuted, ignoring how the LGBT community has been marginalized forever and still experiences hate daily.

Via: The Daily Home, Top Photo Courtesy: Wallup