Henry Rollins has suggested that
Michele Bachmann's opposition to gay marriage is a mental health
issue.
In an LA
Weekly op-ed, the 52-year-old musician-writer-radio
host-businessman tore apart critics of the Supreme Court's recent
ruling striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
which blocked federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages
of gay and lesbian couples.
Rollins said Scalia, who wrote a
scathing dissent, was “all emo” on the subject.
“In an effort to hide his homophobia,
he posited that both sides of the issue of marriage equality were
cheated and that the 5-4 decision is guilty of 'robbing the winners
of an honest victory, and the losers of the peace that comes from a
fair defeat. We owed both of them better.'”
“Justice Scalia, you got beat. It
happens. He should be reminded that he doesn't serve the people, he
serves the Constitution. I don't understand what part of the 14th
Amendment isn't clear to him. Scalia talks in obtuse legalese, which
I think is intended to leave many people nodding politely while they
inherently understand that he's full of it. Term limits, please.”
On Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's
comment that the Supreme Court cannot “undo what a holy God has
instituted,” Rollins wondered whether she had suffered some past
trauma.
“What is with these people? In many
cases, sure, it could just be a generic cocktail of hatred and
intolerance, but I wonder if there's something more because the anger
is so fierce. Perhaps there's some past trauma that's not being
addressed, or a life issue not being dealt with. Send in Dr. Drew!”
Rollings added that the decision was “a
smack to the hornet's nest” and that “there will be a whirlwind
to reap.”