Redfish
Diamond Member
Because civil rights aren't up for majority vote....that's YOUR side of the issue.Prop H8 would never win again. Prop 22 won by over 15%...Prop H8 barely won...and that's with money pouring in from Utah and congregations pouring out to street corners (with their children) on Sundays.Look, from this thread it is very clear that there is a wide difference of opinion on gay marriage, homosexuality in general, and whether it is a normal or abnormal human condition.
When societies face such differences they vote and the majority opinion is accepted, or dealt with, by all.
So, lets let america vote on whether the nation should sanction gay unions as marriages, allow them but call them something else, or ban them totally.
let the people speak.
whether you comprehend it or not, all of our rights in this country were originally established by majority vote. We may say they were "God-given" but we made them valid by majority vote.
Lets do the same on the gay issues and put the issue to bed (poor choice of words) for a while.
The same sex marriage supporters claim a majority of the people in the country support it. If that is true, why would they be opposed to having a vote. If they hold the majority they claim, wouldn't that guarantee a win for them.
because they know that they are not in a majority. prop 8 in california proved that
so what is you objection to having a national referendum in every state on gay marriage?
(Do you think inter-racial marriage would win if it was up for a vote?)
yes, I do. not in 1890, but today it would pass. if you are so sure a majority support gay marriage why do you fear a vote?