Some Logical Corollaries of California's Gay Marriage Decision

American Thinker ^ | May 19, 2008 | Paul Shlichta

[kik5150]

I hope these justices meet the same fate as Rose Bird.

[umgud]

Don’t forget all the employer healthcare plans that will have to be offered to all the new spouses.

[doug from upland]

Once the definition is changed, indeed, there is no logical reason to deny several people getting married. And what is the ultimate logical conclusion? Why does it have to be within the same species? Here it is on YouTube -— a man and his goat -— http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ov35-fAOyP8

[TheEaglehasLanded]

Add Comrade Arrnoold, better known as MRS. KENNEDY now!!

[abishai]

And just wait for all the alimony cases...

[purpleraine]

Doug, you might want to limit the marriage thing to intelligent beings who can engage in contracts. I haven’t met this man’s goat, nut let’s see how he does on contract reading.

[stimulant]

You're right. The Court decision changes the institution of marriage. If individuals of the same-sex may marry than isn't it discriminatory to prevent adults who practice adult incest or polygamy from getting married?There must be thousands of family members who want to legtimize their perverted relationships: brother and sister;father and daughter,etc. It will be interesting to read about a same-sex marriage couple from Calif. that moves to say Arizona and finds that their marriage is not recognized and sues for descrimination because another married couple(man and woman)are recognized as married.

[Onelifetogive]

Doug, you might want to limit the marriage thing to intelligent beings who can engage in contracts.

Has literacy even been a marriage prerequisite?

[csense]

Setting aside theology for a moment, marriage is based upon the only fundamental distinction of the species: gender. Logically, it is the merging of dissimilar parts, that can only be represented by two, since there is only male and female. In short, the qualitative infers the quantitative.

Marriage that is based on similarity, i.e., homosexual marriage, infers no such quantity as two. In fact, there is no quantitative inference, and attempt to do so would be completely arbitrary.

Logically homosexual marriage infers polygamy, among other things, whether anyone likes it or not...

[stimulant]

I'm not sure that it will have much impact as Calif.Gays can register with the State under some kind of Domestic Partnership and become eligible for medical care under their partner's Health Plan. At least that's true in many government positions.

[csense]

Setting aside theology for a moment, marriage is based upon the only fundamental distinction of the species: gender. Logically, it is the merging of dissimilar parts, that can only be represented by two, since there is only male and female. In short, the qualitative infers the quantitative.

Marriage that is based on similarity, i.e., homosexual marriage, infers no such quantity as two. In fact, there is no quantitative inference, and any attempt to do so would be completely arbitrary.

Logically, homosexual marriage infers polygamy, among other things, whether anyone likes it or not...

[fixed it]

[doug from upland]

I understand contract and consent. If they change the institution, who says that they can’t change the requirements for the ability to contract and give consent? A serverely mentally retarded person has no ability to contract. But isn’t that person able to marry?

[irishjuggler]

I hope these justices meet the same fate as Rose Bird.

Me, too. Unfortunately, this isn't the same state that it was in 1986. A lot of the voters who kicked out Rose Bird, voted for Deukmejian, etc., have moved out of the state (or died). Our new majority of liberals and immigrants is unlikely to exact revenge on our runaway Justices.

[Steely Tom]

Our new majority of liberals and immigrants is unlikely to exact revenge on our runaway Justices.

I don't think it's the "Justices" they want to exact revenge against.

[goldstategop]

You had four foolish people drunk on hubris and arrogance who substituted their own judgment for the will of the people and the wisdom of the ages. The Left may soon regret opening this Pandora's Box.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[goldstategop]

Exactly. All form of marriage are equally valid. An adult pedophile can marry a 9 year old child. Nothing in the California Supreme Court's decision forbids such a union.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[goldstategop]

The Left has always sought to abolish marriage and the family, a paradigm that goes back all the way to Marx and the Communist Manifesto. In the guise of legalizing same sex marriage, they have realized an age-old dream to up-end the existing social order.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[M1911A1]

Just try and marry your assault rifle...you’ll end up in jail.

Even the Californication Supremes have limits, ya know.

[neverdem]

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