Right next to "you dont have to withdraw a pre-emptive strike even after you admitted we invaded a country that did not attack us on bad intelligence and was prooven to have not purchased yellow cake uranium from Niger"?
Or do Republicans use wedge issues when they cant run on their presiden'ts record because its that bad?
Dont give me your personal theory of what "marriage" is. Either you respect the rights of other adults or you dont, which is it?
2007-10-26 08:12:46 · 12 answers · asked by Zinger! 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I think the government should get out of the marriage business altogether. If it can't be for everyone then it shouldn't be for anyone. Just a matter of changing the tax structure. In a free society government shouldn't care if you're married anyways.
2007-10-26 08:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by Franklin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage isn't even mentioned in the constitution. As an institution it doesn't fall under the authority of the federal government, at present it is a matter for individual states. Divorce is also a matter that is not a federal matter, nor is it a matter for the church, it is a civil proceding. The institution of marriage predates reliable recorded history, and is practiced in all cultures in one form or another, so don't try to make it just a matter for Christians. As for the matter of allowing same sex marriage, all ballot measures to allow it have been defeated.
2007-10-26 08:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mike W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry zinger, not this time.
I realize your sexual perversion is not your fault, you were born that way.
I'm uncertain how you can compare the divorce of a straight couple to a gay marriage. Quite opposite end of the spectrum, don't you think?
Most certainly if you had the ability to choose, you would choose not to be gay but straight.
The invasion was approved by democrats as well, based on the same information President Bush had.
What are you really mad at?
Ban on gay marriage, or the war.
Which is more important to you?
2007-10-26 08:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by DOIN' RIGHT AINT GOT NO END 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-Same place you can find that abortion should be legal no matter how old the mother is or how far along the fetus is in devoplement.
-Right before ingore the 2nd Amendment because that is outdate.
-Right after it you find that line there is a separation of church and state.
-You may miss this the government should regulate Free Speech of conservatives.
See I too make up silly thing that are not in the Consitution.
2007-10-26 08:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The right to marry isn't in the constitution.
There is no constitutional right to marry.
Marriage has never been between anything but one man and one woman (polygamy is illegal despite the fact everyone is consenting adults)
Homosexuals have the right to marry same as any one else- they just have to marry someone of the opposite sex.
I think they kind of knew that when they chose their partner-
No surprise, i wonder if they also know that their union will never be blessed with children that share their own DNA.
2007-10-26 08:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by tnfarmgirl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Next to social security and health-care.
See, a selective reading of the constitution doesn't work very well. Its either literal, or its open to whatever a democratically majority can impose.
2007-10-26 08:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by freedom first 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to ban something that doesn't exist..As it stands,Gay people have the same rights as everyone else... They want to get married they can ... but not to an individual of the same sex.. just like everyone else.. They Shouldn't be afforded "special " rights just because they're gay .If you disagree with this then where do these extended civil rights end and with whom.... The facts are that "gay" people have the same rights as the rest of us... period.
2007-10-26 08:21:55 · answer #7 · answered by bereal1 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Amen. Preach it.
And to the person asking about shared DNA, why not ask hetero couples who chose to adopt as opposed to procreate that question.
2007-10-26 08:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If we were on a playground right now, you two would sooooooooo be playing kissing tag
2007-10-26 08:16:24 · answer #9 · answered by nothing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marriage = man + women. You can't EVER change that.
Some ppl need divorces. What if there is abuse, cheating, criminal activity? Should you stay married to someone who beats you and your kids??
2007-10-26 08:16:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋