[ellery]

My condolences for the loss of your aunt. I think we conservatives would do well to consider what positive path we can promote, in line with conservatism in general. Maybe that is states' rights, maybe it's getting government out of the business of marriage altogether, maybe it's sanctioning legal rights to gay unions while reserving marriage to heterosexual couples. It seems to me that the major areas that require protection here are: religious (religions have the right to preach against homosexuality); and community standards (localities have the right to decide cultural issues for themselves). On the other side, there are injustices like the one you describe that should not be ignored.

We've seen how poorly the democrats do when they simply oppose without providing alternative solutions; we should try to avoid doing the same thing.

[spodefly]

Thanks for the reply.