Divorce rates in Texas vs. Massachusetts
Bush has been trying to work the cultural war against Kerry, especially on marriage. Of course, Massachusetts is set to allow gay marriage, while in Texas, the police were free to incarcerate gay couples, until one such Texas gay couple took it to the Supreme Court, in Lawrence vs. Texas.
So one would expect that in the family values state of Texas, where Bush Republicans respect the sanctity of marriage, that divorce is less common than in Massachusetts.
Wrong. The divorce rate in Texas is more than twice as high as in Massachusetts (which has the nation's lowest divorce rate).
Of the 10 states with the lowest divorce rates, 9 of 10 are "blue states" (i.e., they voted for Gore).
Of the 10 states with the highest divorce rates, 9 of 10 are "red states" (i.e., they voted for Bush).
The states with the lowest divorce rates are also those that are more tolerant.
Doesn't this knock down the conservative's argument that tolerance for gay marriage will make straight marriage meaningless?
