The right's dangerous legal argument

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The right's dangerous legal argument
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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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Wed, 04-01-2009 - 5:05am

Your chosen god has no place in legal issues.


This is a secular issue.


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Registered: 03-29-2009
Wed, 04-01-2009 - 5:09am

"Not with legal standing, and if we cannot, then churches should not have the ability to legally sanction hetero couples. "


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Wed, 04-01-2009 - 5:45am
"For too long, we meekly accepted being kicked around in society; now... we metaphorically kick back.

If others try and push on us, they can expect us to push back. "


Nothing metaphorical about breaking church windows, tagging their walls and trashing thier property.

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Registered: 03-29-2009
Wed, 04-01-2009 - 5:57am

"If allowed it would set women's rights back decades. When I see an equal number of women with multiple husbands, come back and we will talk."


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Wed, 04-01-2009 - 6:11am
I agree, this is (or should be) a legal concern,
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Wed, 04-01-2009 - 7:53am

with the possibility of a Federal amendment to our Constitution.


Dream onl The right couldn't pass this when it controlled both Houses of Congress and the presidency; no chance now. None, zero, nada, zilch, nil.



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"You have no power over my body..." ~ Anne Hutchinson

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Wed, 04-01-2009 - 8:08am

The law does not address sexual attraction.


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Wed, 04-01-2009 - 8:17am

No they were not.

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Registered: 02-19-2009
Wed, 04-01-2009 - 8:22am

>>Haggle all you like, but you won't separate religion from marriage or make thousands of years of history disappear just to suit your ideology<<


Haggle?

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Registered: 08-13-2008
Wed, 04-01-2009 - 8:29am
I think the point is that without the definition being changed, there can be no claim of discrimination within the law.

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