Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with polygamy among comsenting adults?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The political message will be if you were going to vote for Obama and you are Christian or Muslim . Don't vote...it's not worth putting your eternal life in jepardy.
Yeah right, "my eternal life is in jeopardy because I voted for a Democrat". If you are the type of person who would think that, you already think that.
Slippery slope, straw man, appeal to tradition, red herring - wow, are you trying to combine all of the logical fallacies in one argument? (Credit for avoiding ad hominem, however.)Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Gay marriage should be left to the states. And for something that so fundamentally changes centuries of social and legal arrangements, the people themselves should decide, rather than slim majorities of legislators or judges. I read that a bare majority in polls now seem to favor it. I live in DC. Had gay marriage been properly put to referendum I would have voted in favor of it. But I don't think that a handful of DC council members should have shoved gay marriage down the throats (no pun intended) of DC residents.
And I still think it is not only wrong, but unconstitutional for the majority to vote by referendum on the rights of minority groups. One of the purposes of government is to ensure that all rights are available for all citizens. Allowing this to come to a popularity referendum is segregationist. Rights should be fundamental and not only granted at the whim of the majority. It's surprising how often the majority wants rights for themselves but not for others.
What you call constitutional rights, others would call a radical change in legal norms and social policy (which actually it is, even if one favors it). (The use of "segregationist" is incorrect, by the way
Is there a fundamental right to polygamous marriage? What about marriage to a minor? Why would homosexual marriage be a fundamental right and not these? Who decides what is a fundamental right? You?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Gay marriage should be left to the states. And for something that so fundamentally changes centuries of social and legal arrangements, the people themselves should decide, rather than slim majorities of legislators or judges. I read that a bare majority in polls now seem to favor it. I live in DC. Had gay marriage been properly put to referendum I would have voted in favor of it. But I don't think that a handful of DC council members should have shoved gay marriage down the throats (no pun intended) of DC residents.
And I still think it is not only wrong, but unconstitutional for the majority to vote by referendum on the rights of minority groups. One of the purposes of government is to ensure that all rights are available for all citizens. Allowing this to come to a popularity referendum is segregationist. Rights should be fundamental and not only granted at the whim of the majority. It's surprising how often the majority wants rights for themselves but not for others.
some people think its wrong for the same sex to attempt to be with each either because they do not produce offspring in the accords of nature
Anonymous wrote:The foundation of a society is the abilty to reproduce and provide a stable environment
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm astonished that people are really dense enough to think that Obama will lose the black vote to mitt romeny, or any other republican. You really believe the first BLACK president will lose to an elitist, out of touch republican? A serious reality check is needed.
There is little Obama or the democratic party could do in the near future that would cause an exodus of the black vote to the republican or independent parties. Wishful thinking
the issue is not whether they vote Romney, the issue is whether they stay home on election day
Black people aren't going to stay home for the first Black president in our history. Don't kid yourself.
Anonymous wrote:The political message will be if you were going to vote for Obama and you are Christian or Muslim . Don't vote...it's not worth putting your eternal life in jepardy.