The right's dangerous legal argument
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The right's dangerous legal argument
| Thu, 03-05-2009 - 9:46pm |
Appearing for the supporters of Prop 8, Kenneth Starr, the former Whitewater prosecutor, said the people hold the right to modify the state constitution by adding or subtracting protections for civil rights.
Court appears ready to uphold Prop. 8
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...upholding decency & morals all in their
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"You have no power over my body..." ~ Anne Hutchinson
~This is the sort of rhetoric that is unhelpful on this matter, a judgement call of others that has no basis in actuality.~
ita, but I find it interesting given that, for ex.,
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>>Sure there is. For most people, the legal and religious aspects of marriage are intertwined into a single institution.<<
>>> Entirely their option, but that doesn't change the fact that nothing is "sacred" about legal marriage -- and that the "sacredness" is an optional add-on.
Most people view marriage as a single institution who's legality is not distinctly different from it's sanctity.
Most people view marriage as a single institution who's legality is not distinctly different from it's sanctity.
As we've seen with slavery and the genocide of Native Americans, 'most people' is not necessarily an indication of
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>>> As we've seen with slavery and the genocide of Native Americans, 'most people' is not necessarily an indication of whether something is right or not.
Odd...when Barry was elected, the opinion of "most people" seemed to have more validity for you.
>>> State government should not recognise any religious belief on marriage, only the legal. If the two happen to coincide, that is fine.
The state only recognized the legality of marriage, but it also finds the religious bonds and vows to be legally binding.
in other words, there is no factual proof that allowing equal rights for gays destroys marriage.
That's rather amusing. I've not said people should never be married...I've said if the goal is to "protect marriage" there are better ways than bashing gays.
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