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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:02 PM Original message |
Ok Listen The Fuck Up. If You Aren't For Marriage Rights For All, You Have Your Priorities Fucked. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. What needs to happen is this |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Actually, I am for abolishing all marriage |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Civil Unions for all |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I'll bet employers would love it. No more benefits for spouses! n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. How do you figure? Mandatory coverage for all domestic partnerships |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Sure, that'd be okay, as long as the government mandates it. |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Marriage as issued by the state is not a religious institution n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Precisely the problem. |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. No - civil marriage is NOT a religious institution at all there is no problem n/t |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
115. I think a civil partnership and a religious "marriage" should be two |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Good thing the state doesn't recognize any religious institutions |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. The problem is fundies getting hung up on a word. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Exactly. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. You think that's going to solve this issue? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I don't know. I think it would help a whole damn lot. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. All they have is hate already |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. They influence the ignorant masses with their "defense of marriage" language |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:55 PM Original message |
It gives them ammunition |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
48. Hey, the can still have their godly weddings and call it whatever the hell they want. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. So then you're for the "seperate but (supposedly) equal " thing? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Not at all. Domestic Partnerships are equal for all... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. But a private person leasing an apartment could write the lease to |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. There would be no such thing as a legal definition of "married" |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Then, again, you will have made the right extremely angry because marriage will not exist |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. fuck em. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. If your attitude is "fuck em" why do you want to change the name in the first place? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Because this is about getting the support of the people in the middle. |
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Kilroy003 (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. I'm with you. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:31 AM Response to Reply #49 |
117. I think he's saying all of us who wish to partner, hetero and homosexual, |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
94. I don't know. That's the truth. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Your Position Is Worthless As It Relates To This Debate. And You Should Be On Board. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. This isn't an unrealistic position at all... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It Is Beyond Unrealistic. And You Are Missing The Point Completely. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Look, the problem is that it isn't just a word. Its a religious word (like it or not) |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Please, Just Answer The Question. You Are Stuck In One Gear. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Yes, but should does not mean they will |
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NorCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. "Marriage" is not a religious word in any way, shape, or form... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. The problem is that....THEY disagree...Right? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. It won't work and it just is an excuse to put off giving people the rights they deserve |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Hey, its worth a try...votes aren't coming up as is, are they? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. No, it isn't worth a try |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Personally, Im not sure what options are there currently... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Same-sex marriage will be legal before too long regardless |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:10 PM Original message |
And Harry Truman put UHC into the Democratic Platform in the 40's |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
64. You aren't going to trick anybody |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. And I personally don't think you are going to make anyone grow up. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
81. Because marriage |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. No. Marriage means "joining together" |
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Candie Date (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. If it's a "religious" word... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. No, Im saying the government shouldn't be in the business of defining, recognizing, enforcing any... |
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Candie Date (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. Then what you say doesn't solve the problem. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
83. What!!! |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
45. If it's a religious word, than how come atheists are afforded the right to marry? n/t |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. It sucks, doesn't it. I didn't want to be "married". It was the only choice I had |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
86. What did you want to be then? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
118. That would be my position completely |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
116. I think the mixture of church and state that heteros have been practicing |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Then you've completely missed the point |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Ive thought about it. Those civil rights are fine and dandy... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. So You Are Fully On Board Then With GLBT'ers Having The Rights To Marry, Until Such A Time That |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Look, I think everyone should be able to "marry", but it shouldn't mean a damn thing to the state |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Then why is marriage a "sacrament"? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. My marriage isn't a sacrament |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. Wrong |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. No, it isn't wrong |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Try telling that to a priest... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. We have separation of church and state |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I agree... but tell it to a priest! |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. There was no priest, rabbi, imam or any other religious official in attendance at my wedding. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Tell that to the religious whack jobs that trashed Prop 8!!! |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. The whackjobs want marriage confined to religion so they can own it. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. It is in the Catholic church! |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. No church or other religious institution has any say in my marriage... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. That's the point... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #92 |
97. Uh-huh. I don't think I disagree with you... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. You can take the kid out of the Catholic church... |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:51 AM Response to Reply #98 |
111. Would you stop making this all about Catholics? For God's sake |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #111 |
130. Get a grip |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
108. Because people feel the need to gussy it up with hearts and flowers |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. I get it... and you are absolutely right... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
47. Marriage is NOT a religious thing, and the gov't CAN'T force any religious institution to do squat |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
101. It sometimes amazes me how little straight people know about marriage. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Well said! |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. Gays and lesbians just have another setup. What are they complaining about? |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Amen! |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. "What happened with these propositions is a disgrace" |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. "Why are you against civil rights for Americans?" Ask those who were for |
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NorCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. You are absolutely correct. |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
25. I also want marriage rights for single people. |
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GreenFiles (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. So they can have visitation with their non-existant partner?? |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. I call bullshit. Everyone has a best friend they would want by |
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GreenFiles (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
63. You said it yourself.... best friend. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. Single people also own homes and have children |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Despite being single, if you and your BF live together, share income, raise a family together... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. I'm for making the insurance issue moot with universal healthcare |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #82 |
103. Thank you for making my point better than I made it. |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
107. You didn't answer the question. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:56 AM Response to Reply #44 |
112. Friendships aren't the same as intimate relationships. nt |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
143. So if they want those benefits, the best friends can marry. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. D00D!!! I am SO PROUD of you!!!! You have totally come around!!!! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
59. Yep, yep and yep. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
62. They want to make their religious beliefs law.... |
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onlyadream (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. will it? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
105. It does seem like it, but I truly believe we will prevail on this... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
153. Actually |
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onlyadream (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
68. Here's my opinion |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. Yes... that sums it up nicely |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #68 |
84. Why should the state have anything to do with marriage? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. So we should abolish all civil marriages? |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Which violates separation of church and state. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #90 |
102. That means changing the legal definition of marriage... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. No, that means abolishing marriage |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. I'm an atheist... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #106 |
109. No, you said "thousands of years of history and law" |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #109 |
122. There Is No Discrimination Against Single People. I Find The Argument To Be Absurd. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #122 |
123. Married people get tax breaks just for being married. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Parents Do Get Tax Breaks. You Also Failed To Show Anything Discriminatory Against Single People. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. The combined income is only recognized in married couples. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. You're Wrong There As Well And Really Need To Open Your Mind. You Are Oversimplifying. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #128 |
135. Single people who live together also spend a combined income. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #135 |
144. And those single people living together can choose to marry. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. This is a very good point to consider... |
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onlyadream (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #84 |
120. Yes, it is. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #84 |
142. The state has an interest in recognizing contractual partnerships. NT |
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funkybug (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
89. My Standard "Joke" isn't so funny anymore |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:44 AM Response to Reply #89 |
119. I'm about to play devils advocate here................. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #119 |
129. There's a difference between your situation and that of gay people wishing to marry one person. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #129 |
133. I'm already living in a polyamorous multipartner relationship |
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RedLetterRev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #133 |
148. There is THE major difference: |
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curse of greyface (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #129 |
138. I'm okay with polygamy... what consenting adults want to do is none of my business. |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
95. Maybe gay marriage isn't a very important issue to some voters |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #95 |
99. You Have No Idea What You're Talking About. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #95 |
136. If it wasn't important, then the voters should have voted to keep their constitution intact. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. The whole problem is that many voters don't see it as a rights issue. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. You don't know much about this, do you? California made it legal for gays to marry last spring. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Do you always try so hard to be insulting? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #140 |
141. What in my post was insulting? You clearly don't know much about this. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #141 |
145. Uh, I never said that, you are putting words in my mouth. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. Your post #136 above |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Reading comprehension time. |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
96. Maybe gay marriage isn't a very important issue to some voters |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #96 |
149. ESPECIALLY TOMBSTONED ONES!!! BWA! HAHAHAHAHA! |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
100. Take it to the Supreme Court. There is no way these laws |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
110. agreed |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
113. thank you |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
114. I believe marriage should be completely separated from legal partnerships |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
121. You're right. The problem is that the opponents to our equality like to say the same thing. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
124. Fuck, Fuckity, Fuck, Fuck |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #124 |
126. Got Anything To Offer As It Relates To Context Or Is The Empty Petty Personal Attack All You've Got? |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. content? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. Here, Let Me Help You Out: |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-07-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #132 |
134. Hard to look at the content or context. When ideas are expressed |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #134 |
150. Here is the core of the problem |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
151. Deleted message |
Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #151 |
152. The bigot community needs to understand |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
154. married in a church or by a judge... divorced by |
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cate94 (573 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
155. Those who would like to change the word |
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