N.H. House candidate condemns marriage equality: ‘Do we allow humans to marry their pet goats?’
Former state Rep. Don Leeman is under indictment for bribery and witness tampering, but that didn’t prevent him from becoming the Republican nominee to represent Rochester Ward 6 in the state House of Representatives. Nor did it silence his bombastic rhetoric.
The unrepentant lawmaker, who resigned from the House in May amid questions concerning his residency, opposes same-sex marriage and vows to support efforts to overturn it. “Real marriage is between one man and one woman,” he declared on social media. “For me, that is the end of the debate. Anything else is wasted energy. And yes, if re-elected I WILL SUPPORT and vote for any bill that restores traditional marriage.”
Leeman rejects the Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution guarantees the right of same-sex couples to marry. “Do they allow people who are mentally retarded to get married? I don’t think so, and the reasons are probably quite valid,” he wrote. “Do we allow humans to marry their pet goats? Of course not! Do we allow adult humans to marry infants? Same answer.”
“Thus, marriage is not a ‘Civil right’ because then EVERYONE would be able to take advantage of it…on a whim,” Leeman explained. Referring to the North American Man/Boy Love Association, a once-active group that advocated for pedophilia, Leeman asked, “Do you really want NAMBLA … to pass laws in this country? I HOPE NOT!”
The one-term lawmaker denied he was likening homosexuality to an intellectual disability, bestiality or pedophilia.”I am not ‘comparing’ anyone to others,” he wrote. “What I AM saying is that it is not unreasonable to expect people…when given an inch…to demand a mile.”
‘Muslims are going around looking to destroy civilization’
Leeman defended his opposition to same-sex marriage by citing the tenets of ancient Judaism. “There has been one universally accepted definition of marriage for 5776 years: a union of one male and one female. … That comes down to us from the times of ancient Judaism, and is still recognized as the law by Orthodox Jews everywhere,” he wrote. “Those laws formed the foundation upon which civilization has based much of its laws.”
Inexplicably, this led Leeman to a dissertation comparing the accomplishments of Jews and Muslims. “There are almost 2 billion muslims on earth,” he noted. “Combined, they have won a total of TWO Nobel prizes in the sciences. There are 14 Million Jewish people on this world, and as a group they have earned over 150 Nobel Prizes in the sciences. That’s almost 20% of all Nobel Prizes ever awarded in the various sciences!”
“Furthermore, Jewish people have won 40% of all Nobel Prizes in the field of Economics. FORTY PERCENT!! What does this prove?” he asked. “It proves that while muslims are going around looking to destroy civilization, Jewish people are constantly looking to improve the human condition by adding to the sum total of knowledge on the part of humanity.”