06-07-2018, 09:07 PM
(06-07-2018, 06:40 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Yes you can. Gay people have always had the ability to get married ... as long as it was to someone from the opposite sex. If you believe that, then you believe that opposing gay marriage is not denying people equal rights but rather denying people special or unique rights. I get your point and I know you disagree with that argument, but that doesn't mean it's any less valid or less logical.
You aren't wrong that is a valid argument. It was the argument used against Loving regarding interracial marriage as well. Our legal system just doesn't buy it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
