Sometimes the majority is wrong but that doesn't make something right. Segregation, for instance. I think the constitution is very clear. If you leave religion out of this, and embrace REASON, its very clear. Let people marry each other if they want to. It would make people happy, help the economy, and provide more security for people. I wonder how some of the opponents to gay marriage would feel if THEY were denied visitation to their dying mates? I don't care what WORD is used, marriage, civil unions, whatever - but in order to protect folks that happen to be gay, something needs to be done. They suffer injustice every day because their primary relationships are in no way acknowledged by the government...cutting off their access to government and legal protections. Its NOT right. Mike the Usurper wrote:
] So, what happens now is anyone's guess. The only two options
] are strike the rule, or abolish government recognized
] marriage. Marriage is a mostly religious institution anyway,
] so maybe what the step is, government can only recognize civil
] unions, and leave marriage to the church. (The IRS would go
] nuts trying to fit that on a 1040, but no one likes the IRS
] anyway) I don't think that solution makes anyone very happy
] because it means changes for all kinds of people. Insurance
] companies would be forced to retool all their rules because
] just like the government, companies can't discriminate on
] religious grounds (which marriage would now be) and states
] would not be able to do both marriages and civil unions
] because that falls into the category of "separate but equal"
] which was struck down under Brown v Board of Education. Mike: Nicely written and well-researched, thanks! RE: Marriage is over |
