Againsheila
Gold Member
Not discussing the right or wrong aspect of gay marriage,
OK, here is your chance. Our laws are built on the principle, embodied in the equal protection and due process clause of State Constitutions as we'll as the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and that like situated citizens should not be discriminated against by the government without a compelling government interest. Neither tradition or religion are compelling reasons for government to discriminate.
So, please articulate a secular compelling government interests on why law abiding, tax paying, US citizen, infertile, consenting, adults in a different-sex couples should be treated differently than law abiding, tax paying, US citizen, infertile, consenting, adults in a same-sex couples.
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Sorry, that's not my call. I was discussing the fact that our government doesn't listen to the people, not the right or wrong of gay marriage. The truth is, I don't care. I have no idea what the affects this will have on society are, so I don't think it's up to me to make that decision. When it came before the people, I abstained.