Discrimination Rears It's Ugly Head Again.

Many observers have weighed in on the double standard that is clearly at work in the scandalous case of Senator Larry Craig (R-Soddom). And frankly this case hits a little too close to home. You see, I too, take a “wide stance” in the bathroom stall. It’s not something I talk about a lot, for obvious reasons. I have quietly discussed the matter with other wide standers. Most people don’t even know that there is vast network comprised of “widers,” as we like to say. But trust me, we are taking this seriously, and we are not about to take it sitting down.

If you only knew how often we are subjected to police harassment you’d join us in the streets. This has got to stop. Each time we “assume the position” we risk another trip to the security office where we are forced to defend our constitutional right to take a stance. And if we are not allowed to take the stance we prefer, (it’s actually more like a necessity than a preference) you can bet that your right to take a certain position will be scrutinized as well. And what will you say when that day comes? I’m reminded of the lessons we learned from Nazi Germany: “When they came for the bathroom loiterers, I did not complain because I was not a loiterer. When they came for the guys who lean way back at the urinals, I said nothing because I didn’t lean way back. But when they came for the wide standers, there was no one left to speak up for me.”

I can only quote a great American President who bravely proclaimed, “This will not stand! (widely)”