Trestin Meacham, a 35-year-old former Constitution Party candidate for the Utah State Senate, says he is fasting to stop same-sex marriage in Utah.
Meacham, who claims to have begun his fast on the day that U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled Utah's marriage discrimination amendment unconstitutional, says he's lost 25 pounds so far.
Meacham has launched a public Facebook page for fans of his anti-gay fast.
In a December 21 Facebook posting announcing his fast, Meacham frames his struggle in heroic terms:
I cannot stand by and do nothing while this evil takes root in my home. Some things in life are worth sacrificing one's heath and even life if necessary. I am but a man, and do not have the money and power to make any noticeable influence in our corrupt system. Never the less, I can do something that people in power cannot ignore.
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Ummm, and if nobody does anything? What then?
I don't think you've quite thought this through...
On the other hand, let's just be thankful that he's doing something that can only bring harm upon himself, as opposed to something that could harm others such as firebombing a courthouse, or something.
And I'm sure every marriage-equality supporter in Utah is now thinking, "Gosh, I've changed my mind. If Trestin Meachem feels so strongly about it, I guess my beliefs must be wrong."
Not.
Well then, GO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE!!!!!
Take a good long time.
Hey, I hope a bunch of folks picket whereever he's doing this, a slice of pizza in one hand, a sausage hogie in the other.
Good luck with that. I'm guessing that cravings for a cheeseburger are going to kick in before gay marriage is banned again.
Basically this is the same thing as a small child threatening to hold his breath until he gets what he wants.
What does it matter to you if people you don't know are getting married? Why do you want to infringe on other people's civil rights?
People in power can ignore you for a very long time, and then they can have you committed and forcefed.
A couple of years ago, I ordered a pizza via the internet to be delivered to some protestors in Wisconsin as a sign of support. It was a gas!
So I'm wondering: is there any way I can have an super-large all-dressed with Ranch dipping sauce on the side and a couple of cokes delivered to this moron?
A stunt like holding your breath until mommy gives in. It's all Tea-Baggers respect, postering, complaining, silly outfits and nearly retarded signs, this is how they think politics should be done, like the rev up to a wrestling match.
Wanna starve yourself to death? that's your freedom in action. Who wants to bet he's never going to be even malnurished?
Are you sure you can withstand the alure of Chick-Fil-A?
Oh, and do you want to know why hunger strikes work? Because people care about the person doing it and want them to remain healthy rather than starve. Indians cared about Ghandi. The oppressors care about their reputation in the eyes of the world. The oppressed are spurred to act with urgency to create conditions in which their figurehead may end the strike. Prisoners count on the fact the justice system cares about delivering a verdict on a living person.
In short, people must care about the person on hunger strike. Nobody gives two shits about you, pal. Folks are going to say you were too bigoted to live in a world where gays have equal partnership rights.
"Trestin Meacham, a 35-year-old former Constitution Party candidate for the Utah State Senate, says he is fasting to stop same-sex marriage in Utah."
(*Munches away on Bacon Sarnies *)
Starve then, you fucker. >:D
meachem's logic seems to be the classic "I have to do something. Fasting is something. Therefore I have to fast."
I mean, he can't really be so clueless to believe his fasting will result in those states which now recognize same sex marriages reversing their position in the future--right?
Honestly, I find this pretty sad. This person is so hateful, they would rather start killing themselves than live in a world where everyone's equal. How do you even end up that way?
"You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate, only the unloved hate. The unloved and the unnatural."
"I cannot stand by and do nothing while this evil takes root in my home. "
So then take a stand against hate and bigotry. Help those in need. Then you are not just standing by as evil takes root in your home. As it stands you are fasting against equal rights. In favour of bigotry
I am but a man
And judging by that picture on the wall in the background, a man of poor taste in art. Jesus!
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His Facebook page claims he speaks Klingon. Ok, I guess that says something about him.
A quote from his Facebook page:
More people need to stand up to homosexual movement.
Wouldn't it be more comfortable to lie down to homosexual movement? ;-)
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Am I the only one who notices a slight contradiction in the elements of this picture? (click on the picture to enlarge it)
The whole Facebook page cries "closet gay!" very loudly.
I'm pretty sure this guy just went to the gym a few times and lost the weight through exercise before seeing a golden opportunity to be in the media spotlight.
If it's true, then I admire his passion but it's entirely misguided.
Shouldn't be too rough on the poor bastard. He's likely a Mormon, and, therefore, already batshit crazy.
@whitewater
"Shouldn't be too rough on the poor bastard. He's likely a Mormon, and, therefore, already batshit crazy."
(*Opens bottle of Pepsi *)
That's the great thing about being an Atheist: no rules to tell me what to read/watch/not watch/wear/think/eat/drink etc...!
There's Caffeine in Pepsi, you know. (*licks lips *) >:D
...aaaaand, wasn't it you lot - LDS-ers - who were all for Prop. 8? Pepsico are pro -LGBT . (*opens bag of Cheese & Onion flavoured Walkers Crisps - 'Lay's in the US/elsewhere - a subsidiary of Pepsico *)
Munch. Munch. Munch. Oh, how this drink & food tastes. Yummy. [/Rubs salt - from crisps - on fingers into wound*) >:D
So instead of starving yourself over something significant like greed, poverty, world hunger (it would be fitting), overpopulation, government corruption, or something else that's actually wrong with the world (not that your hunger strike would make a difference in any of these cases) you choose to starve yourself over the "evil" of people of the same sex getting a marriage license? I'd tell you to grow the fuck up but that would be pointless. Go ahead and starve yourself to death. Nothing of value will be lost.
Replace "same-sex" with "interracial," and "gay" with "black."
(Of course, he's probably against those, as well...)
--UPDATE--
I'm thinking "fraud," here. "Attention-seeker," at the very least.
I wouldn't want you to starve to death, but I wouldn't feel bad, that's for sure. More resources for people who will make much better use of them. But I don't have to worry, because you're not even fasting. Your just a publicity whore.
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