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To: Federalist 78
One wonders if there was any point in Rome's collapse that seemed to be as quick as this, with the end not yet in sight...
2 posted on 12/05/2003 4:58:47 PM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: Eala
Check this out

When Nations Die

9 posted on 12/05/2003 9:47:41 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: Eala
One wonders if there was any point in Rome's collapse that seemed to be as quick as this ...

Maybe not.

"I have a ceremony to attend," quoth one, "at dawn to-morrow, in the Quirinal valley." "What is the occasion?" "No need to ask: a friend is taking to himself a husband; quite a small affair." Yes, and if we only live long enough, we shall see these things done openly: people will wish to see them reported among the news of the day. - Juvenal

This was circa 120 A.D. - well after Nero.

10 posted on 12/05/2003 10:10:51 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: Eala
Re:
"the fact a State´s governing majority has traditionally viewed a particular practice as immoral is not a sufficient reason for upholding a law prohibiting the practice, and (2) individual decisions concerning the intimacies of physical relationships, even when not intended to produce offspring, are a form of "liberty" protected by due process."

The State has no right to govern lives and/or the private conduct 
between consenting adults.

Re:
"limitation of marriage licenses to unions between a man and a woman does not ‘bear a real and substantial relation´ to any cognizable public interest, nor does the refusal to license homosexual unions ‘serve a legitimate public purpose."

That State provided marriage certificate allows two individuals that have
sworn and pledged to remain together and share as one everything in
life, the benefits of all others that make that same pledge.

It is a legal agreement provided by the State, and to that effect can not
be limited in a prejudicial manner.

A "driver's license", a license to operate a business, etc, can not be
denied to an individual over reasons of prejudicial nature.

A license is provided to legitimize all benefits that are granted for all
those having that State provided license.

So what's the big deal? Isn't freedom and equality under law mandated
by our Constitution? That's what this Country is all about, isn't it?

13 posted on 12/06/2003 5:18:35 AM PST by Deep_6
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