Right, so let's focus on the reason that so many actual marriages fail, rather than trying to stop people who want to be married from getting married. Britney Spears can get married and then annulled in 55 hours, and can then get engaged to her boyfriend, who happens to be the fiance to the woman with whom he has one child and another on the way, and there's no problem with that. But two guys who have been together for 15 years want to get married, and woah! We need an amendment to our Constitution! This is a cheap political stunt, and it makes the GOP look petty.
For someone who views this as "crap" and a "waste of time" you sure are weighing in on it. Perhaps your time would be better served to go to a thread at DU where they are discussing "WOT, the economy and health care".
The real problem is precisely the one you allude. It isn't about what gay people do. Its the fact that from the Left, marriage and the family have been weakened to the point where it makes more sense to live together than to be married. Gays and lesbians have rights too but the right to redefine the meaning of marriage for the rest of society isn't among them.
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Just because britney spears does something wrong, doesn't mean we need to further destroy marriage and redefine out of existance.
Marriage is an institution, NOT a civil right. Further, the very fact that you want activist judges to redefine marriage despite the will of the people shows your agenda.
Go back to DU.
Hay FReeps its state rights ,Leave the Constitution Alone .
I For one, don't trust anyone in the guberment to write a bill that they would read or add more to take away state rights THINK ABOUT IT..... plus it will NEVER pass
It is just a waste of time!
I agree.
Those two guys have the right to live as they chose, but they don't have the right to re-define the institution of marriage for our entire society.
Yes, lets strengthen marriages instead of opening it up so any type of relationship can be given the rights and priviledges of a marriage covenant. Allowing any type of relationship to be called marriage isn't going to strengthen it.
"We need an amendment to our Constitution! This is a cheap political stunt, and it makes the GOP look petty."
Perhaps in your view. But it's clear to me that the homosexual activists have launched an all out assault on the foundation of our society. Maybe it's not a big deal to you, but it is a huge deal to me.