Is gay unions the most important issue at this time for America?

Question

Or is it smoke and mirrors?

Answer 1

For gay people who only want the right to be miserable by being married, yes. To you, apparently no.

Answer 2

It is not the most important issue at this time. We have to deal with terrorism, high oil prices, the lack of border enforcement.

Gay unions is an issue we must deal with now or it will be too late later. My biggest issue is that 2 state courts (MA and VT) have decided it is their job to make new laws and not the legislature. If we allow judges to make laws, we no longer have a free society.

I am 100% against gay marriage (so is a large majority of Americans). The family structure of a mother and father must be protected in our society. Most of societal's problems root in the home. Parents do not know how to be parents. They are spending too much time trying to be their kid's friend.

If we redefine marriage, we must allow plural marriages (polyagmy). This cannot fly. We also must remember that gays are about 8% of society and are not entitled to legal recognition unless we want them too.

I am against civil unions for similar reasons. If you allow this for gays, you must allow the same for heterosexual couples because of the equal protection clause (we are all equal and thus society cannot give special privileges to one group). If legal unions other than marriage are allowed, you blow the whole thing. Marriage would mean nothing. It would be ok to live together and/or have kids without any specified commitment.

The civil union situation does bring some important issues to the table.

1. Change the law so that a person can designate anyone he wants to visit him in a hospital.

2. Eliminate all inherentance taxes so any person can leave their earned property to anyone he wants. I am sick of the government and liberals thinking they are entitled to someone's income and property. You want it, go earn it yourself like I have.

The key thing is make these rules for everyone, not just gays. I think that an 80 year old single woman has the right to have anyone she wants to visit her in a hospital as much as a gay person.

Answer 3

I don't think it wise to rate it as THE most important, but as An important issue I would answer;
Depends on whether were talking about America, the politicians, "middle America" or the people of the country. Then the answer is
Yes, for good mud slinging fodder for campaigns;
Yes because they wouldn't try to understand someone else if you gave them a diagram; and
Yes because they want all Americans to live as advertised, Free.
Smoke and mirrors? Sure. It's how most people and most countries, no matter how superior the country and it’s people think they are compared to the rest of the world, and that includes yours, deal with things they would rather fight than understand.

Answer 4

I can think of a few issues that are more important. But look at what Congress is debating, gay marriage and flag burning. Seriously, the $1 trillion debt to Communist China is much more important--you can't even put into words how much more important it is. So is getting out of the Iraq War. The Republicans just want their fundamentalist christian base to turn out so they can keep piling up the debt and stay in the war.

Answer 5

I don't see how it can be the most "pressing issue" at this time in America!! We have so many other things to worry about. For example; TERRORISM, GAS PRICES, UNEMPLOYMENT, HEALTH CARE, etc. I am sure it is an important issue for a lot of people but not for the majority of Americans.

Answer 6

I would suggest the most important issue is something a politician won't even touch, lowering the size of the federal government.

Answer 7

No, the most important issue for the U.S. is to remove George Bush from office before he can do any more damage to the country and the world.

Answer 8

its one of the most devisive, so it gets a lot of attention. Its not the most important (that would be terrorism), but family and marriage is an important issue to most americans though, so its probably up there pretty high.

Answer 9

Where has you been for the last 6 years??

Answer 10

Queers think so.They always seem to cite the divorce rate among heterosexual couples in their debates on the issue.why would they want to try something that is supposed to be(according to pro- gay marriage people) a dismal failure.?Beside that, i thought the gay pride slogan was"celebrate diversity".How can a group be diverse if the want to be married and divorced like everyone else?

Answer 11

It is for the couples who are being denied the benefits of state-sanctioned monogamy because of their gender.

That issue is just as important to them as your own marriage would be to you.

But for the politicians, it's largely smoke and mirrors.