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Speaking of analogies...
Richard Ford uses the example of the Lovings here in Virginia. While this example does show the severe penalties the Lovings faced by marrying, Ford neglects to bring up the severe penalties my partner and I face without the protection of marriage. Not only do we not have guaranteed hospital visitation, but ANY contract we make with each other ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by okieturtle on November 15, 2008
Time to Abolish Marriage
After years of debate, California has finally legalized gay marriage. While I have no problem with that per se, I do wonder why. Not why we’d make it legal, but why would gays even want to get married? Haven’t they seen the misery that married straight people go through? Don’t they realize that 50 percent of all marriages end up in divorce? ...
Posted to XX Factor by Bananafish on June 19, 2008
For those opposing gay marriage...
Some important points for those of you who oppose gay marriage: 1) This is not about religion. California's decision to permit gay marriages does not mean gay people are getting married in your church. Your church has every right to continue to prohibit gays from getting married. This is about the government granting gay couples rights such as ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by voxpop78 on June 18, 2008