[Nowhere Man]

Why is everything seen as a right? Is marriage a right? Heck, if we go by the same standards that are applied in the homosexual community on this issue, if marriage is a right, then I have the right to go out and clunk the next good looking 18 year old young lady in the head, shove her in my Blazer and take her to the Justice of the Peace to marry this poor, lonely middle-aged guy that I am. Then my poor, elderly mother can see some grandkids. They keep saying equality, well, Sadie Hawkins style, if the 18 year old young lady wanted me, I'll go peacefully. B-)

I just hate this comparison to civil rights that was started in the 1950's and 1960's. Why is everything a civil right deal? Why is everything a right? Should we all have rights to free utilities, a free car, free food, free computer, free playstation, free color TV, free house, free sex, free clothes, you name it.

There are times that I even question Martin Luther King's tactics on civil rights, instead of the content of one's character, the tack that he should have taken was "that a person is an individual, they should be left alone, as long a they don't hurt anyone else, to achieve their goals and get through life by the abilities they have, the skills that have and learn and move upward by their merits."

In a legal sense under our system, Obama is correct that it is up to each state to determine their laws on marriage (although if I had to vote for Pennsylvania, I'd vote "no"), if any, but I know it is a bone to detract from the real issues like the economy, Iran and so on.

[dfwgator]

It’s an insult to Blacks to equate the Civil Rights movement with the Sodomy Movement.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

There are times that I even question Martin Luther King's tactics on civil rights, instead of the content of one's character....

Yeah, I don't think there's any flaw there. If MLK were able to take a look at the character of most of today's public figures, and society in general, I think he'd find them seriously lacking.