Originally posted by: Audiophile1980
What ignorance!
Any free society is based on the idea that everyone is free to do whatever they wish as long
as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others.
Pedophilia is illegal because it infringes on the rights of the child.
Homosexuality is NOT illegal because it's between two consenting adults and hurts no one.
Now, the U.S. constitution guarantees equal protection under the law. Yet, Gay couples don't
get equal protection for property rights (ie. one partner dies, house is inherited by kids,
not partner) and they don't have the same protection for power of attourney as straight
couples who are married (ie. emergency medical procedures and decision power.)
The Mass supreme court ruled that banning Gay Marriage was unconstitutional and if you had
two brain cells to rub together you'd realize that such a banning would also trample over
everything your 'free' society stands for. I used quotes on 'Free' because in order for a society to
be free, all of its people must be free, not just the 97% 'moral majority.'
Note that the Term 'Moral Majority' doesn't mean that the Majority is moral and the minority is not. What it means is that each group has their own set of moral values and one group is larger than the other therefore has the ability to enforce their morals on the minority...
kind of like slavery or the repression of other religions...
What you're talking about here is legislating morality. This is obviously wrong.
Now, Marriage may be a religious thing to you, but it's not to everyone and it's not in the
eyes of the law. If you wanted it to stay a religious thing, you needed to step up to the
plate when it became accepted for non-religious Justices of the Peace to perform
non-religious ceremonies for non-religious people. What about hindus and muslims (who, btw
outnumber Christians in this world)?
Sorry, but Marriage is "The Union of Two People" and is a legal institution seperate from
religion. You can certainly make it a religious ceremony but in the eyes of the law it is
not. You don't get your marriage licence from God, you get it from your state.
After the Mass ruling Bush didn't know what to do. Ammending the U.S. constitution is his
attempt to hold onto the last bastion of biggotry and discrimination in the U.S.
The constitution is NOT used to lay out specific limitations. That is what law is for.
The constitution is for broad and sweeping rights and freedoms.
The last time the constitution was abused in this way - the only time - was prohibition and I
seem to remember that not working out too well.
Of course, this ammendment will not pass as you can't ammend the constitution in a fashion
which is contradictory to the rest of the document. This proposed amendment will be used for
toilet paper by the Supreme Court.
Why are you against gay marriage? how does it hurt you? How does it hurt anyone? What's the
gay agenda? They want the same rights and to be left alone? I can see how that would bother
you. It sounds downright 'free' and 'American' to me!
Maybe you should realize that you're a biggot and what you're doing is discrimination of the highest order.
but apparently a majority of folks outside of california don't want to taint the union of a man and woman.
And if a majority of people voted to reinstate slavery or ban buddhism or burn crosses on the lawns of muslims? Doesn't matter. It's still wrong and against the constitution and what your nation stands for.
BTW. Gay marriage is completely legal in Canada, where I live. It's the only totally Free Nation in North America. It's very common and no one has been able to see any negative side effects.