So Stephanie....IYO, the "people of California" have the right to detract from the fundamental rights of some of them? Does the US constitution not apply in California then, IYO?
Still waiting to hear about the damage caused by recognizing the rights of gays. Flooding? Wildfires? Earthquakes?
O wait, you already have them out there.
Slow pick up day for Fed Ex mebbe?
I do not see SSM activist standing up for the rights of Mormon's to enjoy polygamous marriages.
Government recognition of marriage is always going to discriminate against someone, which is why the government should not be defining marriage in any way, shape, or form.
The government doesn't need to define marriage. It already has a definition. If the rights of married couples need to be spread to include others who do not fit the definition of marriage, then it should do so, but do so using a different word or phrase.
If you're not using a basketball and a goal, it ain't basketball. If you're not using a man and a woman, it's not marriage.
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marriage (mar|riage)
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Pronunciation:/ˈmarɪdʒ/noun
1 the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife:she has three children from a previous marriage
[mass noun] the state of being married:
women want equality in marriage
2 a combination or mixture of elements:
her music is a marriage of funk, jazz, and hip hop