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CNN.com - Bush calls for same-sex marriage-ban amendment - Feb. 24, 2004
by Acidus at 12:45 pm EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
] "Our government should respect every person and protect
] the institution of marriage," he said. "There is not a
] contradiction between these responsibilities." This is just retarded. I mean, all other arguements about equal rights or anything else aside, the government has no responsibility to pass laws to protect a religious sacrament, let alone change the very fabric of our country's legal system by making it an ammendment. Granted this religious sacrament has legal meaning (inheritance, etc), but this, as Bush says, is not about denying gays those rights. It comes down to protecting the religious significance of the word "marriage," and the government has no business fucking with that |
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RE: CNN.com - Bush calls for same-sex marriage-ban amendment - Feb. 24, 2004
by Decius at 1:01 pm EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
Acidus wrote:
] ] "Our government should respect every person and protect
] ] the institution of marriage," he said. "There is not a
] ] contradiction between these responsibilities."
] What is the text of the proposed amendment? CNN doesn't provide it. |
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RE: CNN.com - Bush calls for same-sex marriage-ban amendment - Feb. 24, 2004
by Acidus at 1:03 pm EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
Decius wrote:
] Acidus wrote:
] ] ] "Our government should respect every person and protect
] ] ] the institution of marriage," he said. "There is not a
] ] ] contradiction between these responsibilities."
] ]
]
] What is the text of the proposed amendment? CNN doesn't
] provide it. Thats just the point: He is backing no specific plan. This is most likely just election year politics: something that is said but nothing is ever submitted. |
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RE: CNN.com - Bush calls for same-sex marriage-ban amendment - Feb. 24, 2004
by k at 3:30 pm EST, Feb 24, 2004 |
Acidus wrote:
] Decius wrote:
] ] Acidus wrote:
] ] ] ] "Our government should respect every person and protect
] ] ] ] the institution of marriage," he said. "There is not a
] ] ] ] contradiction between these responsibilities."
] ] ]
] ]
] ] What is the text of the proposed amendment? CNN doesn't
] ] provide it.
]
] Thats just the point: He is backing no specific plan. This is
] most likely just election year politics: something that is
] said but nothing is ever submitted. [ No, there are a few places which carry the text of the proposal -- NYTimes i think has it. I read it on DailyKOS a few days ago. -k] |
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