thanatos144
Gold Member
I am not so sure about California...To many Latins and blacks for gay marriage to pass.That is the true crux of the argument....They dont want the people to decide. They dont even want each states legislation to decide for their own state. What they want is to force their lifestyle and agenda on the whole country as a stepping stone to dismantle freedom of religion. The homosexuals are so desperate to be seen as normal they sold their freedoms to the progressive party to be used as tools.OK, one more time
If gays can enter into a civil union that gives them the exact same rights and benefits as a man/woman marriage get, where is the unequal treatment?
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One more time.
Many of the States that banned SSCM's a decade ago also banned Civil Unions. For example from Virginia:
"Section 15-A. Marriage.
That only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions. This Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage. Nor shall this Commonwealth or its political subdivisions create or recognize another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage."
It wasn't the gays that voted against Civil Unions, it was those opposed to ANY legal recognition for same-sex couples that did that.
Only now that SSCM has been winning in the courts, winning in the legislatures, and winning at the ballot box is suddenly Civil Unions supposed to be an acceptable alternative. An alternative that wasn't acceptable 10 years ago when the anti-gay crowed was in power.
There is a saying, something about reaping what you sow.
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you may be right, but lets let the people decide at the ballot box.
The last 4 times the people have voted, they voted in favor of gay marriage. Gay marriage would pass in California right now- but luckily, the courts led the way- because courts decide Constitutional issues- like the courts have decided the constitutionality of state marriage laws three times before.
The homophobes are so desperate to attack homosexuals that they are willing to ignore the Constitution to do so.