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When did homosexuals become "the masses?"
The masses are not just homosexuals. They are people who don't see the point in fighting this fight. The government shouldn't have anything to do with marriage, straight or gay. Many of the masses even on the right and even those who aren't gay, oppose bigotry no matter what form it takes
Agree...let people marry the person that they love
If people feel that the state has any business in legally recognizing marriage, it needs to be an all or nothing thing due to the legal ramifications.
I remember a fictional spin on this issue on the tv show Boston Legal. These two lawyers played by William Shatner and James Spader wanted to get married. Not because either of them were gay, it was more of a best friends kind of love, but for the legal protections and benefits provided to those who are legally recognized as married. I thought it was a good point. Not only should the state not be recognizing marriage on the basis which gender wants to marry which gender. I'm not sure they should only get to recognize for people that are romantically in love. It's really nothing more than a business arrangment from a legal perspective. So why shouldn't any two (or 3 or 4?) people be allowed to enter into it for the benefits? You can see how ridiculous this could get. Which is why of the two extremes, recognizing any and everyone(s) or recognizing no one, government ought to move toward the later.