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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	As the only (?) openly gay man in this whole damn asylum, I'm happy there is a third state that allows me to exercise a certain right that millions and millions of Americans completely take for granted. As for California... Well, the voting bloc that came out this year in numbers never before seen (black & hispanic) helped elect Obama, but their cultural heritage is one of, historically, opposition to gay rights. So I understand why Prop 8 flew, even though up until the last month of the cycle it was going down in flames according to all polls. Personally, I think the idea that a state would do this is absolutely abhorrent. The institution of marriage is just that--an institution. And for all you out there who think that marriage should be between a man and a woman only, God bless you, you're doing just fine, but STOP TAKING YOUR OPINIONS AND TURNING THEM INTO LAWS. California, in the past, banned White/Black marriages. Then when that became legal via the Supreme Court, they banned White/Asian marriages. When that passed through, they banned same-sex marriage. This too shall pass, in much the same way as black people were welcomed into traditionally white schools. The Supreme Court, that band of activist judges, must exercise the authority granted them by the Constitution, and ensure that all people in the United States are treated with the equal brand of justice and protection. Personally, I couldn't possibly give a shit about what it's called--my people have railed against it being a separate but equal stipulation, such as "Civil Union" instead of "Marriage"--but the rights must exist. For the Christians in the audience, I'd love to hear why you think you need to legislate your own morality. There are a variety of things stipulated in your Good Book that you follow behind so fervently, but which are NOT LAWS. Adultery, for example, is simply not illegal. Coveting your neighbor's stuff is the reason we have an economy. There is no law to honor your father and mother. There is no law to keep women from wearing two different kinds of fabric at the same time. These laws that attack me -- and they do -- cannot, will not stand in the future of America. You [b]will[/b] lose this battle. Absolutely. Clinically. You will lose it, but you demand to go down screaming and biting and cursing, because you cannot understand the world wherein all people are treated equally. You. Will. Lose. -[url=http://blog.brokenhattrick.com]S[/url] Loading...
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