To set the question, let me say this. I'm straight and married with two children. I've never been arrested nor do I do drugs or drink. I give 20% of my income to charity, etc, etc. I basically act like a model citizen, however, I don't think gay marriage is that big of a deal and now I'm public enemy #1 according to some. There are much larger issues that need to be addressed, so why is gay marriage the BIG ISSUE? Any answers referring to the Bible or branding me a "liberal" are not quality as it's not the issue. The question concerns why government action is needed here rather than somewhere more important....
2007-02-03 04:38:14 · 21 answers · asked by bobble242 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
What an ignorant question. Open your mind a little bit you douche bag.
Noooooo, I didn't mean it that way. Reading is fun...try it.
2007-02-03 05:05:51 · update #1
although i don't agree with it, its a platform issue designed to gather a voter base. that's why the issue has no real value in actual practice. right wing stands on the issue because it attracts the christian voter base, left wing stands on the issue because it attracts the gay and lesbian, and gay and lesbian sympathizer voter base. ever notice no politicians make real efforts to perpetuate or inhibit the gay marriage issue?
2007-02-03 05:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by alex l 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You will notice how so-called "gay marriage" becomes a big issue around election time for Republicans. They honestly could care less if two people get married and they happen to be two men or two women. They simply want to scare the voters into thinking that if they vote for a Democratic candidate, then they are voting for gay marriage. Like all civil right issues of the past, homosexuals will get their equality before the law, sooner or later.
And you are right. Gay marriage is not a big deal for the majority of Americans. They would be content to have gay marriages, considering it is not a sacrifice for them, personally. It is the few who choose to bear that cross to win a few votes each November. Luckily, it didn't work this past election cycle. Now they will be forced to find a new "cause" to win favor with the electorate.
2007-02-03 04:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jackson Leslie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it(marriage) should be a federal OR a state issue, we should have civil unions NOT marriages anyways. If you choose to get "married", that's your business but as far as the govt goes...it's a civil union, nothing more nothing less.
And if you make it a state issue there is a little thing called the "full faith and credit clause"(yes, it is in the Constitution)...which would essentially(or should ) recognise ALL marriages re: of sexual orientation, a state should not be able to then make a ban on gay marriages and call it "public policy". You can't have it both ways!
If you are interested Scalia wrote an interesting dissenting opinion on the issue.
And as far as DOMA goes and for those who make this a "moral" issue...geez, I might have given that argument a bit more consideration if the adultery rate for heterosexual marriages didn't hover somewhere around 50%....if it's about "defending " marriage...then they should take a long hard look at themselves before throwing dirt on others.
EDIT:
Ruth, please show me ANY case law
that uses Full Faith and Credit to determine a common law marriage b/c the US does NOT use FF & C to recognise ANY marriage whether it be state to state or a foreign marriage, that is determined/established through their own conflict and choice-of-law rules.
Apparently I didn't make myself clear in my earlier posting. FF & C is a recent argument in re: to gay marriage. If a gay couple get married in a state that allows gay marriages, then they move to another state that doesn't...FF & C can
(albiet unsuccessfully so far) be argued ONLY because there IS a public record( i.e- the state issued LEGAL marriage certificate). It is also an argument used re: DOMA and the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.
Either way...it's a dumb thing to worry/argue about...I think the US has more important things to deal with than whether or not two men or two women can get married.
2007-02-03 05:57:34 · answer #3 · answered by kissmybum 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This issue of gay marriage is nothing but a wedge issue that the CONservatives bring out right before elections to keep peoples minds off of the REAL issues like the war in Iraq, failing schools, the deficit, global warming, etc. This is the singular issue that gets the right wing wackos the most upset and gets them to the polls. The republiCONS have no record to run on except this. The primaries haven't even started yet and the CONservatives are already bringing this up. These people are hypocritcal hateful people, who think nothing of sticking their noses into people's sex lives. They are the ones obsessed with sex (Mark Foley, Jim Swaggart, Ted Haggard, Jim Baker, Jerry Fawell, etc.)
And to bring up the "buybull", there is nothing in that book of fairy tales that says anything about gay marriage but these fanatics twist the words of this book to advance their agenda against gay people.
2007-02-03 04:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by whitesoxr1 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Woo hoo! A serious questions. You have to wade through a lot of crap to get to them around here.
The answer is: It is not. It should be handled EXACTLY as it has been handled in the past, as a state issue, not a federal one. If you live in Armpit Arkansas and think it should be illegal in your state, well more power to you. Leave my state out of it. We will decide.
And yes, it is a red herring. So is Minimum wage by the way. It gets peoples minds off the really important issues of the day.
Which of course is NOT the removal of a feeding tube for a person in a vegetative state in Florida, Flag Burning, or 'Under God' in the pledge.
Kudo's on a well thought out question, as well as an intelligent understanding of politic
-Dio
2007-02-03 05:08:10 · answer #5 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's because the moral right know this is an issue that will garner them votes. It appears it really isn't an issue. When V.P. Cheney was asked about his daughter he basically said that's none of your business, and I agree, it isn't. It only becomes an issue when elections start to roll around for the reason I stated. People are in my opinion finally starting to wake-up and realize that stooping to wedge issues does not work it only angers most.
2007-02-03 04:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
My gay friends tell me that the right to marriage is so important because it's the last hold out.
We are constantly talking about freedom and equality. I mean, isn't that what the war is all about? So if we cherish equality so much, than why don't all citizens on our side of the 'verse have ALL the rights.
2007-02-03 04:48:33 · answer #7 · answered by kitty 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Even that (marriage) doesn't assure entire legal equality, mutually with the right to undertake between different different rules and rights. once all rules/rights are equivalent, there are nevertheless some social, quite than legislative, issues that could want to opt to be dealt with for actual equality.
2016-10-17 05:01:59 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there were major emergency issues that would come up such as another 911 god forbid or some others that would catch the nations attention it would be thrown far from the main stage so to say.
2007-02-03 04:43:47 · answer #9 · answered by Scott 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gay marriage isn't that important. It's a red herring. To gays, obviously its somewhat important but on the whole, of gays get amrried or not how does it affect you or me? Who really cares? It doesnt change anything. it does however, redirect the people from focusing on important issues like illegal wars, hunger, nuclear weapons, halthcare availablility, etc. so that the politicians dont have to deal with them and the people get too worked up to call them on the issues that actually affect their lives.
2007-02-03 04:50:44 · answer #10 · answered by Runa 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋