Continuing our pioneering history in the realm of civil rights, Iowa’s Supreme Court recently struck down a law defining a marriage as between a man and a woman as unconstitutional. To that I say, amen.
In my very awesome opinion, civil marriage is nothing more than a legal contract between two adults heading a household. Either the state grants these permissions and legal benefits to all consenting adults desiring them–or they are guilty of discrimination on the basis of gender and sexual orientation. Its pretty simple.
For those who are morally opposed, may I suggest you either not partake in a gay marriage (easiest solution) or lobby your government to wash their hands of issuing marriage licenses entirely. These are absolutely the only non-hypocritical ways to go. Furthermore, before spouting some nonsense about the church and dogma please keep in mind that we’re talking about CIVIL marriage. No one is forcing your fundamentalist church to stop preaching that the earth is 6000 years old, much less to marry gays. The courts have upheld private groups rights to select members based on their own criteria, so please keep your criteria out of the public arena.
Assuming gay men and women don’t choose their sexual preference, and considering its between two adults (rather than children, or some other person unable to consent), there’s really no way a government can say “Yes, we’ll extend these benefits to these unions we deem acceptable, but not yours. . . because you’re weird.”
Its no different than when whites and blacks couldn’t marry. It’s not for you, fine. But you have no place in saying that two committed gay people are ruining “the sanctity of marriage” any more than no fault divorce or Elizabeth Taylor has.
And to those who say put it to a vote. We vote for president. We vote on tax increases.We don’t vote on civil rights. Should the legal rights of blacks been put to popular vote? Should the inherent rights of any human be up to someone else?
Your very existence in the hands of those who can’t count back change? The very thought makes me cringe.
If I could count back the $0.02, I’d offer up my input, but because I believe we use the same pennies, I will just comment “Hear hear!”
“Your very existence in the hands of those who can’t count back change?”
Isn’t this what happened in the past election?
WHOOOOOOSHHH!!!
(“We vote for president. We vote on tax increases.We don’t vote on civil rights.” Not even 3 sentences before the one you quoted, dude.)
Now if you would have rolled a 1 on your Spot check in my campaign, I would have made your eyes spontaneously combust, fall out of your head and morph into rot grubs who would more than likely kill your party.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/monster-manual-wtf.php
HAHAHAHAHAHA! The best part is your panties are too bunched up to realize that I wasn’t even talking about civil rights. I was referring back to the picking of this President.
Next time I will draw you a picture or speak slower.
No shit.
That’s why I pointed out that she mentioned we vote for the president…the whole point of her post was that civil rights shouldn’t be in the voter’s hands, unlike the selection of the president.
Why can’t you get that through your thick, greasy skull?
That thing’s gotta have a pretty sweet armor class of it’s own.
Here’s a picture of what I imagine you look like, since you want things visually pointed out for you:
http://blogg.visir.is/henry/files/2007/08/soulglo.jpg
Personal insults aside, wanna go out Friday night?
Sorry my bad. I figured you would say that after I had posted and went to Home Depot. You have my apologies I miss understood you. Remember kids don’t post angry!
That doesn’t look like me at all! I look more like this:
Armor Class +3 Charisma Bonus +5
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/nukemm3333/afro_hair.jpg
On a side note, I don’t see a problem with same sex marriage. Yes, I would love to go out Friday night.
I don’t hurl insults out of anger, I hurl them out of love.
I knew you misinterpreted it, but I’m never gonna pass up an opportunity to crack bad jokes and take unnecessary pot shots, especially when my target is going to appreciate a little Gygaxian humor. (…even a little Coming to America humor)
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Civil rights is all about putting power in the voters hands Botics, pay attention man.
I thought judges should decide everything so the stupid populous would not. I remember a recent discussion you said judges should decide not the people because the people do things like vote for segregation and slavery, and prohibition. You forgot and Barack. Maybe you’re right about collective stupidity. Are 9 stupid Judges better than a million stupid citizens? Hmm…
Poopie–please look up civil rights.
Its the exact opposite of something that should be in the voters hands. A right is just that–a right. Not something to be voted on.
There are things the populace should decide (stupid or not). There are other things, like rights, that come with your being a sentient being.
Even if you don’t agree with the judges, you can hardly call them truly stupid. It’s really a silly silly argument. I’m sure their collective IQ and understanding of law is well above the average for the general population. But whatever makes you feel better, darling.