On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 6:48:35 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote:
On 11/22/2016 4:55 PM, trader_4 wrote:
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:24:49 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote:
On 11/22/2016 4:13 PM, trader_4 wrote:
On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 11:35:30 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote:

I want the definition of "marriage" to go back to what it was before -
the union of one man and one woman in matrimony. Any other combination
that wants to be united can be called something else.




The big problems come when you then deny those other unions the rights
and equal protection under the law that the govt extends to unions
that are a man and woman.


There is no denial of rights because EVERYONE still has the same right
to a marriage between one man and one woman.


There most certainly is a denial of rights, because a same sex couple
was denied the same rights that a heterosexual couple was granted.

WRONG! Homosexuals had the SAME rights heterosexuals had. They could
marry anyone they chose of the opposite gender.

--
Maggie

Show us where in the constitution it says that your rights are based on
you choosing a partner of a certain sex. Does a woman only have the right
to free speech if she's single or married to a man, but loses that right
if she marries another woman? THAT is what was going on, the unequal
application of rights. If a woman marries a man, she gets tax benefits,
survivor benefits, survivor rights to property, rights to property in
a divorce, social security benefits, the right to visit and determine
care for her spouse in the hospital. If she marries a woman, all that
and more was denied her.

The same "tradition", "bible", "custom" arguments were made for those
trying to maintain slavery, deny women the right to vote, deny blacks
the right to vote, deny gay people the right to serve in the military.
How did all those work out?

Look, you can whine all you want. The SC weighed in on the issue, it's
over, just like slavery is over. There is no way you're going to put
that toothpaste back in the tube. Even your boy Trump just said that
the gay marriage thing is now irrelevant because it's "done".