Congratulations, Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, MD state delegate from District 31. You have won the Hero of the Millennium Award. And boy do you deserve it.
You are one of the few Americans who realize that the American Dream has nothing to do with being successful and raising your kids into a world that will accept them for who they are; it’s about going on a crusade against equal rights for same-sex couples. Upon hearing that Conaway v. Deane & Polyak, which would have granted marriage licenses to nine Maryland couples, was being heard by the Baltimore Circuit Court, you flipped your lid. You introduced countless proposals into the state legislature which would have blocked the attempt altogether. After Judge Murdock ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, you sponsored HB48, which would have added an amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriages. When the state Court of Appeals finally ruled against Conaway, you didn’t even stop to party — you introduced a resolution to impeach Judge Murdock for daring to find in favor of the plaintiffs. You have also averaged two amendment proposals per year, and it shows your perseverance, especially since they are consistently defeated with greater and greater margins (13-6 for your latest 2009 attempt, which had the added perk of banning the mere discussion of same-sex marriage in public schools).
Sir, you know what it takes to be a true American. You have overcome looking like a drunk frat kid with Down’s syndrome and are a role model for homophobes throughout the world. Maryland is proud of you.
This makes me want to tell Delegate Dwyer how much we appreciate his work.
