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Old 08-26-2014, 06:44 AM
 
Location: Here
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Originally Posted by weltschmerz View Post
Meh. That's only your opinion, and you know what they say about opinions.
In fact I do not know. Perhaps you will be so kind as to enlighten the forum with your vast wealth of knowledge on this subject?

 
Old 08-26-2014, 06:48 AM
 
Location: Here
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Originally Posted by TriMT7 View Post
You keep typing but all I'm reading is "Waah, waah, waah."
Your reading comprehension skills are lacking and could use some improvement. Perhaps when they have improved your contributions might begin to say something relevant. There are no "other words" by the way.
 
Old 08-26-2014, 06:57 AM
 
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Originally Posted by JobZombie
Waaah Waaah Waaah Waaah


While you're doling out "self improvement advice," perhaps you should reflect on whether your skills at being a "decent human being," "not a complete d-bag" and "citizen of the United States" could use some improvement. Work on that, and see a specialist about your bizarre hang-up about other people's sex lives and relationships, and THEN get back to everyone.


Or, in other words you can understand in your native language: "Waah. Waaah, waah."
 
Old 08-26-2014, 08:23 AM
 
Location: Coastal South Carolina
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My state also voted to keep marriage between a man and woman (I voted for this too). But, now it is being challenged. It shows many states and americans have a majority of people that favor traditional marriage between a man and woman. Its sad to see the state courts overturning what the people voted for!
 
Old 08-26-2014, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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Originally Posted by JobZombie View Post
Perhaps you will be so kind so as to provide the link where this is so otherwise your fictitious accusation remains libelous, false, intentionally provocative and another misdirection common to the losing side. Oh, and I shall continue to speak for whomever and whatever I so shall chose. Deal with it.

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Doesn't mean anything. I'll never recognize nor ever acknowledge such arrangements as anything other than just that: arrangements set up to accommodate the homosexual under a counterfeit guise.

Doesn't mean anything. Neither society nor myself shall ever recognize nor ever acknowledge such arrangements as anything other than just that: false arrangements set up to accommodate the homosexual under a counterfeit guise devoid of any meaning and zero context.
You tried to speak for society when you said "Neither society nor myself..."
 
Old 08-26-2014, 08:26 AM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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My state also voted to keep marriage between a man and woman (I voted for this too). But, now it is being challenged. It shows many states and americans have a majority of people that favor traditional marriage between a man and woman. Its sad to see the state courts overturning what the people voted for!
In other words you believe in the tyranny of the majority.
 
Old 08-26-2014, 09:29 AM
 
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Originally Posted by coastalbum View Post
My state also voted to keep marriage between a man and woman (I voted for this too). But, now it is being challenged. It shows many states and americans have a majority of people that favor traditional marriage between a man and woman. Its sad to see the state courts overturning what the people voted for!
And it's sad to see people like you who don't comprehend how your country's government works. The vote of the people doesn't have the power to overrule the Constitution. Get that through your head.
 
Old 08-26-2014, 09:42 AM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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Originally Posted by coastalbum View Post
My state also voted to keep marriage between a man and woman (I voted for this too). But, now it is being challenged. It shows many states and americans have a majority of people that favor traditional marriage between a man and woman. Its sad to see the state courts overturning what the people voted for!
That is because the majority of voters cannot abridge the constitutional rights of a minority.

First of all, it is not state courts but rather federal courts that are ruling against discriminatory laws.

The basic and fundamental civil rights of some people are not subject to a popular vote.

It is proper and fitting that federal courts and the US Supreme Court step in to protect minorities from "the tyranny of the majority" when it comes to civil rights.

Is same sex marriage a civil right according to the US Constitution? So far about 35+ courts including federal courts and US Circuit Courts of Appeal have ruled it is; 1 single judge ruled it is not. Ultimately SCOTUS will have the final say.
 
Old 08-26-2014, 09:45 AM
 
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And it's sad to see people like you who don't comprehend how your country's government works. The vote of the people doesn't have the power to overrule the Constitution. Get that through your head.
Conservatives love, love, love the Constitution. Until it's used to give all those "other people" the same rights they receive. Then...not so much.
 
Old 08-26-2014, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Long Island (chief in S Farmingdale)
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Originally Posted by coastalbum View Post
My state also voted to keep marriage between a man and woman (I voted for this too). But, now it is being challenged. It shows many states and americans have a majority of people that favor traditional marriage between a man and woman. Its sad to see the state courts overturning what the people voted for!

Votes a few years back do not mean the people still favor that. Secondly, the Courts job is to rule if the laws that were passed are Constitutional or not. That is why they exist.
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