Back in February, 11-year-old Grace Evans testified in front of a Minnesota House committee\u00a0against\u00a0<\/em> gay marriage.<\/p>\n Now, let’s back up a minute: \u00a0I have supported civil unions – as well as getting government out of the business of administering and giving benefits for marriage – for quite a while. \u00a0I also note that the only really solid arguments\u00a0for<\/em>\u00a0gay marriage come from libertarian conservatives. \u00a0Liberals, for the most part, appeal either to emotion (“shouldn’t two people who love each other be able to marry?”) or illogic (“we don’t have popularity contests over civil rights!”) or demands to fall in line with grouphink (“if you oppose gay marriage, you’re teh bigot!”).<\/p>\n One of the reasons I supported the Marriage Amendment – in a back-handed way – was that I thought it might force gay marriage supporters to come up with a rational argument, rather than more browbeating and emotional manipulation. \u00a0We found out in 2012 that money trumps reason. \u00a0So it goes.<\/p>\n And so today, the Minnesota left is still stuck on stupid, mixing “browbeating” for debate. \u00a0Which brings us back to Miss Evans’ testimony. \u00a0Lefties, naturally, took spittle-flecked umbrage<\/a>:<\/p>\n One comment on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0called Grace Evans \u201can 11-year-old bigot.\u201d Another said, \u201cshame on you little girl, your speech was —.\u201d Another comment on YouTube said, \u201cWhat is sad is im (sic) certain this girl will grow up and support full marriage equality but yet she will be haunted by this.\u201d<\/p>\n On the Facebook page for\u00a0The Uptake,<\/a>\u00a0a Minnesota news [sic]\u00a0<\/em>website, someone posted a comment, \u201cStupid Indoctrinated Child.\u201d<\/p>\n