Setting oneself up as the judge of others' morality can be a risky business - especially if one has a lot of dirt and misconduct in one's past. A case in point: Anti-gay Indiana Republican state representative Judson (Jud) McMillin (pictured at right). It turns out that McMillin has a pretty nasty - and until now largely secret - past. It includes theft allegations, vehicular homicide, and resigning from a job as a after a sex scandal. Not exactly "godly Christian" conduct. Yet McMillian has had the gall and hypocrisy to vilify gay and lesbian relationships and voted to bar any and all recognition of same sex relationships in Indiana. As the saying goes, pay backs can be hell and Bil Browning at The Bilerico Project has just paid McMillin back and exposed McMillian's nasty secrets to the bright light of day. McMillin is a perfect example of why "family values" Republican hypocrites - and Democrat ones as well - need to be exposed. Such exposures will (1) hopefully lead to the hypocrite's electoral defeat, and (2) attach a high risk to embracing the hate peddled by the Christianists and professional Christian set. Pam Spaulding is looking for similar hypocrites in North Carolina and I am looking for them in Virginia. I urge anyone with information to contact us so that we can bring the light of day on hypocrisy. Here are highlights on McMillin from Bil's post:*
After he graduated high school in 1995, McMillin left to attend Ball State University. You won't find Ball State listed in his official biography though, because McMillin left the school in the spring of 1996 after members of the baseball team accused him of stealing from the parking lot fees. No charges were filed and McMillin was quietly allowed to leave the university.
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His legislative bio conveniently leaves out his Ball State attendance in favor of his degree in Economics from the University of Cincinnati - a school much closer to home and where his father's influence was stronger. After graduation, McMillin got his law degree at the University of Mississippi and returned to the area to find a job.
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He eventually became a deputy prosecutor in Dayton, Ohio - a mid-sized city not far from the Indiana border. Luckily for him, his family wasn't too far away; he'd need their help again when he resigned after a sex scandal rocked the burg.
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According to two sources close to the case, the photos were incredibly graphic. One photo reportedly shows McMillin masturbating and using a dildo on himself while others were simply of McMillin's genitalia. In one exchange, McMillin is alleged to have texted Stapleton that he was heartsick being separated from her and sent photos of himself masturbating with a string tied tightly from his testicles to the wheels of a rolling office chair to illustrate his pain.
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Since the photos and texts were filed under seal and McMillin refuses to release them, there is no way to confirm or deny the photos' contents beyond what's blatantly spelled out in court filings.
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After word leaked back to McMillin's boss about the incident in the state park and he confessed to starting a relationship with a victim he was supposed to be protecting, law enforcement sources in Montgomery County say McMillin resigned to prevent being fired. He left his job on September 16, 2005 - days after starting his illicit affair with another man's girlfriend.
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These days, Jud McMillin is a rising Republican star. He sits on the Courts and Criminal Code committee, the Roads and Transportation committee, and is vice chair of the Judiciary committee that oversaw passage of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partner benefits. McMillin voted in favor of the marriage discrimination amendment twice - once in committee and again on the floor of the House.
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On his campaign website, he listed marriage discrimination as one of his top issues. "I will protect the integrity of the institution of marriage. I believe that a marriage is a union of a man and a woman before their peers, government, and most importantly, God.
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If Hoosiers want to learn something from McMillin's example, they should discover that when you want to dictate morality, you'd better have some outstanding morals of your own. McMillin doesn't.
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