Is Gay Marriage Really That Big Deal?
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hom36rown
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thats what marriage is, a legal contract....What do you think we should change about the concept of marriage as a legal contract specifically, what do you mean it should be re-examined...and how would writing in a constitutional amendment that eliminates gays rights to this contract help in re-examining straight marriages?
A yes vote will amend our constitution so that gays can't cannot marry, how would that cause straight marriage to be looked at?
Well, thats how it is, marriage is a legal contract. And not allowing gays to participate in that contract is not going to make heterosexual marriage be re-examined. All the yes posters says protect marriage, not reexamine marriage.
no, sounds like a cop out....
gogrow
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i think the village people said it best,
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damn you're fast.... i even have a youtube window open as well
gogrow
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marriage has been around since biblical times.... it was a contract between you and your partner and god.... only recently in human history has it become a legal thing.... it used to be sacred.... now its thrown around more than our local crackwhore...
hom36rown
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ok, so then would you be against allowing civil unions the same rights that marriage entitles?
Wikidbchofthewst
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I don't know the laws very well, especially when it comes to marriage (gay OR straight) cuz I'm 23 and totally unconcerned about it
So I have a question about civil unions. I was under the impression that it did NOT give gays the same rights as straight married couples, and that's why gays were pushing for marriage.
If the big issue is the word marriage, people want to keep THAT between a man and a woman, what's wrong with calling gay marriage a civil union, as long as it gives them the same rights?
I think that would be fair. That way the people who feel marriage is between a man and a woman still get to keep it that way, and gays get all the same rights.
here we go again.
i gave my opinion. i'm done with that.
nowhere have i said gays don't deserve the same rights. nowhere.
Spitzered
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bunch of guys, on a boat, middle of the ocean.... sailors been doing it for ages..... maybe not a prevalent as we all think, but still makes for a good laugh... (unless you're in the navy, then its not so funny
You shouldn't make fun of the squids. And remember those fleets carry a strong contingent of jar heads.
And no, I was a doggie. In FROG land, Federal Republic of Germany.
But I could get away with such statements easier than civvies. I paid my dues in uniform.
gogrow
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not really sure of my stance on that one.... personally i dont see why a man and woman would live like a married couple for 7 years (civil union here) and NOT get married... whats the big deal? just make it official... but i see where you're going here (only assuming)..... before we start, what rights are we speaking of??? im married; the only right i seem to have gotten is the right to trust my wife and know that she will be there for me as outlined in the vows we spoke in front of god and the little bit of family/friends we had there.... other than that; i lost alot of rights.... i dont have the right to sleep around, no right to treat her like shit, etc...
if all they are looking for is a tax break, well hell, give it to em; but if they want to be called married i would suggest they find a partner of the opposite sex, take and mean the vows, and stick with it....
gogrow
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call it a "civil union" and my qualms are crushed... no more objection from me... but its not a marriage
gogrow
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i dont make fun of anyone for anything.... unless they are my friends, then they know it is just in jest... i absolutely commend all of the men and women in all aspects of military around the world.... one of the most basic duties in history.... i dont think navy men are gay; but its funny to joke about with my buddies in the navy...
they do realize we were joking don't they?
and why is everyone so damn concerned with MY vote? i'm staying home anyways. my wife mailed hers in and i don't really wanna go alone so, .................... fuckit. blame it all on me. all of it. i'll feel best this way. that's what it's about right? what makes me feel best? bong loads on tuesday.
gogrow
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they do realize we were joking don't they?
no, thats why you dont see me in here much... gotta defend yourself WAY too much; no sense of humor in politics i suppose
Wikidbchofthewst
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It was obviously a joke to me, cuz I was laughin my ass off 
gogrow
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they do realize we were joking don't they?
and why is everyone so damn concerned with MY vote. i'm staying home anyways. my wife mailed hers in and i don't really wanna go alone so, .................... fuckit. blame it all on me. all of it. i'll feel best this way. that's what it's about right? what makes me feel best? bong loads on tuesday.
and i'm a damned felon who "doesnt deserve the right to vote"
gogrow
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Wikidbchofthewst
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Oh you're a felon? LOL! Don't you know that totally negates your right to an opinion? Why are you even posting in this thread?
like that pic, where you're all stoned, and you can't see, and you wreck your bike. lolol
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Spitzered
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I know you were joking, and so was I.
gogrow
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like that pic, where you're all stoned, and you ncan't see, and you wreck your bike. lolol
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just like that one....
