To: gridlock
It is time for social conservatives to realize that government involvement of marriage will inevitably lead to the destruction of the institution, and that it is time to get government out of the marriage business. Good idea, but it will never happen. It sounds great on paper, but it is not reality.
To: Always Right
Good idea, but it will never happen. It sounds great on paper, but it is not reality. So is it better to add on yet another governmental authority that will ultimately be used against us?
The only way social conservatives can lose is by empowering the institutions that oppose us. The fight over a marriage amendment to the Constitution will do just that.
Better to limit the power of government and then predominate in the marketplace of ideas. If we cannot predominate in the marketplace of ideas, then we don't deserve to win.
Courage!
35 posted on
11/18/2003 8:50:23 AM PST by
gridlock
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To: Always Right
You are right. he is not talking reality, nor even rational policy.
It is lunacy to suggest that govt has no role in property and child custody dispositions after the breaking of the marriage contract.
49 posted on
11/18/2003 9:10:01 AM PST by
WOSG
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