Civil union – more power to you. Domestic partnerships – have at it. Marriage – nope.

Of course…gay people can marry as long as they marry someone they don’t actually love. Doesn’t love play into marriage somehow? Isn’t love what marriage IS?

“Gay” people have ALWAYS had the opportunity to marry, so long as that person was of the opposite sex, just like straight people, because that is what marriage IS.

civil unions that come with all the other benefits and penalties as marriage are fine with me, but marriage is not. This is coming from someone who has gay friends, coworkers, and works in the movies. MANY people agree with my position.

One last thing, on the religion/government issue. It is a religious issue, so government should be far removed from every marriage, or even civil union. When we have “republicans,” who were allegedly in favor of smaller government, like McSame, pushing the democrat platform it should come as no surprise.

follow the money, boys and girls…or boys and boys…it’s all about the money.

jtc

Anyway, this court decision in just another in a line of wrong decisions by courts in general. And I assume that if it were the reverse, we would hear how wrong the courts are from the gay activists, ignoring the will of the people.

That being said, I do have a problem with process. Gay marriage should be pushed through the Legislature, not the Judicial branch! And while it continues to be pushed through the judicial branch, I’d support a constitutional amendment to define marriage 1 man and 1 woman. (Can you tell I’m livid that courts instead of legislatures are driving this? Particularly since they tend to be the same courts that look at their constitutions and find rights to abortions but couldn’t find individual rights to firearms… If they were consistent on individual rights, I wouldn’t be nearly as annoyed.)

That’s my 2 cent. Probably not worth even that.

Gays are not demanding special status. They are fighting to increase the freedom of ALL Americans. When they win recognization of the right to marry whomever they want, they also increase the number of potential partners you could marry, too. You should thank them.

I mean, seriously, what if someone claimed “gun nuts have the same rights as everyone else… to be safe by not having guns… why are they demanding special status? so far as medical studies have shown, gun owning is not hereditary or pathological… so it is a choice…” etc etc.

That’s a good question…do you really not know why?

so far as any medical studies have shown, homosexuality is not hereditary or pathological… so it is a choice… so how come a special allowance needs to exist for people that make a choice to be different from normal society?

Let the churches discriminate, but not our government.

Yet New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey won’t recognize my right to carry a handgun, and often to own an effective rifle.

Why is it those who claim they support civil rights with an open mind frown on some bigotry, and not other bigotry?

Perhaps they don’t really support civil rights, but only specific rights?

Owning a firearm is not good for society so we need to regulate it more. Or, same sex marriage is bad for society so we need to regulate it more. Neither statement should be tolerated in this Country. Congradulations on you victory in Connecticut. You should buy a new rifle to celebrate!