Gay Marriage: Thoughts, Opinions, etc. (suspect, death, concealed, slavery)
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"choose" being the operative word. They HAVE a choice. Gays and lesbians do NOT have that same choice in most states. How is it you cannot see this obvious flaw in your opinion.
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How is this a flaw if other groups do not have choice? You present this as if gays are the only ones "discriminated" against in the marriage area. I hate to beat the same drum, but see upthread for the discussion of polygamists and 18+ incestuous relationships (even one man/one woman) who are also barred from marrying. Obviously if these other groups aren't allowed to marry, "marriage discrimination" by individual states is allowed. That, sir, is the flaw in YOUR argument.
To be intellectually consistent, do you support 18+ incenstuous marriages? I think it's disgusting, but I would not vote against it, just like I would not vote against gay marriage in my state. My contrarian position here is based on legality of the state to "discriminate", not personal preferences against gay marriage, and if the Supreme Court ruled on this matter in gay adovcates' favor, I would be completely fine with it.
Should a gay mentally disabled couple be allowed to marry?
Would a gay mentally disabled couple be allowed to marry?
If the answer is yes then gays should be allowed to marry.
Doesn't work that way, sorry. Please please please do not engage in legal analysis unless you have been properly trained. You're going to end up hurting yourself!
With no training in fixing cars, I don't go over to the automotive forum and try to tell them how to fix a bad transmission because I would just look silly.
Actually, the real traditional definition involves a man and many women.
Not in the United States.
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Because you would have to allow straight people to enter into civil unions (those straight people who do not like the baggage that comes with the term "marriage"), then you will add to the erosion of the institution of marriage.
Straight people already enter into Civil Unions, when they are married at a courthouse. It's not eroding anything. It's still called "married".
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Well you DO realize that even if the GOVERNMENT has two classes (civil unions and marriage), POPULAR CULTURE and language will refer to gay people as "married" as "spouses," etc.? Gay people already refer to long term partners as "husband" or "wife" and... GASP.... sometimes wear wedding rings.
Yes. It's strange, but true.
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And that's why social conservatives may win a battle, but they ALWAYS lose the war.
Doesn't work that way, sorry. Please please please do not engage in legal analysis unless you have been properly trained. You're going to end up hurting yourself!
With no training in fixing cars, I don't go over to the automotive forum and try to tell them how to fix a bad transmission because I would just look silly.
Yes it does work that way.
Are mentally disabled gay couples allowed to marry in 2011?
I have heard of mentally challenged couples marrying, can gay couples who are disabled marry?
Personally, I am not gay but have no problem with gays having the right to get married. I would like to know why a homosexual couple that spend their lives together just like a married heterosexual couple are not allowed to receive the same benefits???
why should 2 cosenting adult INDIVIDUALS get any 'benefit'
that's what this 'same-sex' marriage thing is about...the GREED of benefits
there is a simple solution...
ABOLISH all marriages, and eliminate the BENEFITS (ie tax breaks)
you want someone to have a life deciding say in matters...go see a LAWYER and get a POA or a LEGAL CONTRACT for that SPECIFIC thing
A better question is: "Why do idiots say that marriage is a term that applies to only religious man/woman marriage, which flies in the face of history and also in the face of the fact that language evolves"?
Seriously people.
The nature of our language is that terms evolve. They get redefined all the time.
If you want to complain that "Marriage is being redefined", then stop referring to homosexuals as "'gay". Or a derogatory term that I cannot mention that originally meant a bundle of sticks.
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