Clint Eastwood on gay marriage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question, "yes." Once the government has the power to regulate a certain area, they can regulate it however they want.

Nope - not what you said. You said that anyone who argues that the government can endorse something must agree that the government can prohibit it.

In the case of murder (not government homicide but the murder of one private citizen by another), the right to contract, and countless other easy examples, every sane person agrees that the government can take only one side of the issue. That's a factual matter of our government via the constitution and a philosophical matter of generally accepted principles in this country. You said something stupid, you know you did, and it's irrelevant to your argument, so you should just back down.

On your general argument, where are you on my proposal of no government marriages whatsoever? As I said, I think it's the best way to cut through the BS and see people's true perspectives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

TheManWithAUsername wrote:

Anonymous wrote:if you think that it's all right for the government to endorse male on male sex then you must agree that it's all right for the government to outlaw it.

If you think it's OK for the government to endorse hetero relationships, you must agree that it's all right for the government to outlaw it.

If you think it's OK for the government to endorse health insurance, you must agree that it's all right for the government to outlaw it.

If you think it's OK for the government to outlaw murder, you must agree that it's all right for the government to endorse it.

Anonymous wrote:I left out how so many couples live together and don't get married. So many women, particularity those who are educated and work, go barren their entire lives. Alternatively, they'll have children and their partners still won't marry them. Many men are horrible in this regard. Getting sex out of these girls for years and having not intention of every marrying them.

WTF does that have to do with anything.

The easy answer to this issue is to have a governmentally recognized legal relationship that has absolutely nothing to do with romance, sex, etc., in lieu of any kind of marriage. You can then form that relationship with anyone you like - opposite-sex lover, same-sex lover, best buddy, sibling, child. Then if you want to have a "marriage" as well, that's exclusively between you and your church or whatever.

Suggest that to someone and you see where they really stand on this issue.

My point was that marriage has become so messed up that people don't even know why it is important.

To answer your question, "yes." Once the government has the power to regulate a certain area, they can regulate it however they want. For example, zoning did not exist until about the 1920's. People could build houses, businesses, etc. wherever they wanted. After a Supreme Court decision, they could suddenly regulate it. Now, if you want to keep poor people out of a certain area, you can. If you want to force them into a neighborhood, you can also do that. It's how it works. . Many states used to outlaw homosexual activity, so it has been done before.

Gay activists don't want to be left alone, they want to be in your face.

Wow, that's not true at all. Do you actually think that the government authority over zoning is now absolute, that they can dictate every detail about the use of property without a justification? Zoning ordinances are challenged and struck down all the time, so your example is ridiculous.

You should not be playing at legal eagle.