tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post6835818346585329595..comments2023-05-25T07:30:50.475-07:00Comments on Song of Happiness: Gay Marriage - What's the big deal?Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726024712032035713noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-5325535588122227172008-12-09T13:19:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:19:00.000-08:00Its good informative blog.Its good informative blog.Julonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919621827131842948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-88419852432006999272008-11-15T13:29:00.000-08:002008-11-15T13:29:00.000-08:00And it occurs to me that some of these people may ...And it occurs to me that some of these people may be "plants" who pretend to be on our side but are really only there to make us look bad when the tv cameras show up. Don't laugh. It has happened before.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-90937631627872140312008-11-15T13:21:00.000-08:002008-11-15T13:21:00.000-08:00I am very much in favor of equality in all things,...I am very much in favor of equality in all things, including this issue, and equal protection under the law. I am disappointed in the ballot results. I will do what I can to further this cause.<BR/><BR/>But I no longer support the protests because of the violence on "our" side. That isn't what America is all about. You must extend rights equally to people you don't agree with. (Isn't that what we are asking of the "other side"?) And the protests are not doing that by physically abusing old women who simply want to go to church. Or generally getting into other people's faces. I will join and back the protests again when the people involved stop beating people over the head who don't agree with them. Equality and tolerance works both ways.<BR/><BR/>I suggest we start a monitoring unit to be present at all our protest sites, and weed out those protesters who are being too physically aggressive and vocally abusive to other Americans. Are we trying to drive neutral people over to the other side, or what? Don't you watch the evening news on TV? Only our violence is being covered. Our whole movement is being shown in a negative light on tv. We are only looking bad by acting like this. We are being hypocrites. Let's stop it now.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-79757258841994937492008-11-13T13:32:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:32:00.000-08:00I don't really care what it is called, so long as ...I don't really care what it is called, so long as comes with the same things that marriage does.<BR/><BR/>I don't really understand why it needs to be called something else... why can't everyone be entitled to the same thing.<BR/><BR/>It amazes me that there is such a divide of opinion on this document.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726024712032035713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-88473543456170640522008-11-13T13:24:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:24:00.000-08:00"Marriage" is simply between a man and a woman. I..."Marriage" is simply between a man and a woman. It's not rocket science! If gays want to be together, they should call it a partnership, not a marriage! The fact this is even a hot topic shows how our nation is going down morally.Karen and Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234935499886839237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-60723586546743011302008-11-11T13:08:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:08:00.000-08:00@ timethief. I think leaving such things like equ...@ timethief. I think leaving such things like equality and civil rights up to the majority to decide (i.e the pulic) is not the best way to make a change happen. But hopefully its a start and step in the right direction.<BR/>Change doesn't happen overnight. But these steps do bring more awareness.<BR/>I think as we move forward in time and the generations behind us have a say, things will change. I just wish it wouldn't take that long. But I haven't lost hope.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726024712032035713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-31982127946048528802008-11-11T12:22:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:22:00.000-08:00Thank you for letting us know that there is a prot...Thank you for letting us know that there is a protest in Oregon. <BR/><BR/>I don't think that most Americans understand that the American Constitution does not deal with the issuance of marriage licenses. Legal marriage is a state CREATED institution. Legal marriage doesn’t EXIST except as state law sets forth. <BR/><BR/>The California constitution as written currently explicitly grants the power to the voters to vote on amendments that can affect the Constitutional rights of their citizens. This indeed was proposition 8 was aimed to do. It was aimed at securing a majority vote to overturn the decision of the courts which was made in May and resulted in permitting same sex marriages in California. <BR/><BR/>At present there is a court challenge. The challenge to Prop 8 claims that improper process was followed--that is, that the amendment was NOT legally adopted. <BR/><BR/>Now we are left to ponder this: Should matters of equality, equal protection under the law, and civil rights issues regarding equality and legal protections be voted on by the public?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374790171461989014.post-885593041806647202008-11-11T10:45:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:45:00.000-08:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!PurrPrintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com