I didn't say homosexuality was being forced on anyone, I said that gay marriage is being forced on us. Really, you don't think acceptance is being forced when a court legislates from the bench and overrides 61% of the electorate?
Barry Goldwater didn't believe in legislating morality. Neither did Ronald Reagan.
Really...because Ronald Reagan was a pro-lifer. Or is that different? Also, I must have missed those times that Reagan and Goldwater endorsed major, unnecessary changes to the social fabric in the name of libertarianism.
Neither does anybody who's actually a conservative.
Here's a tip: The first sign you're off course as a conservative is that you become one of those people who tells other people they aren't real conservatives because they don't agree with you on one or two issues.
People's rights and property still have to be protected. This is implicit in the statement that government shouldn't enforce morality.
Whoa, wait a minute. Who's rights are damaged by the flasher?
As for people's rights and property being protected, meet Leo Childs, Scott Brockie, Ake Green, Scott Savage, Crystal Dixon, and Ene Kiildi.
Go on feeding the alligator. Maybe it will eat you last.
I have stated clearly, several times, that I am NOT in favor of this ruling. I’m arguing against the ability of the courts to say anything about this issue by taking the power of defining marriage away from the government.
Abortion is a very different issue because there is another life involved. The reason it is such a difficult issue is because, unlike most issue where people may have differing morals, that variation makes a difference as to whether somebody else’s rights are being violated. Honestly, I don’t have the answer. My best solution is to let each state decide through their elected representatives (or perhaps ballot initiative in some states).