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Alaska ban on same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional

My state does not recognize common law marriage. And the definition of marriage has been changed at the state level before due to federal oversite: polygamy and interracial marriage. The essential definitions changed: race, numbers, now gender. Oh....gender! Which is protected under the Constitution. :)

man and woman
man and man
woman and woman

See the red? GENDER change! LOLOLOLOLOL

Great, then what is your problem, you live in a state that gave you what you want so why interject your will on me or anyone else?
 
Great, then what is your problem, you live in a state that gave you what you want so why interject your will on me or anyone else?

Because you are trying to force your will on gay Americans and prevent them from marrying and all that that means to them.

You know how it means so much to you? Well it means just as much to them.
 
It doesnt need to be added. Gender is clearly covered. Oh well for you.

And what exactly is the 'gay lifestyle?' Is there a 'straight lifestyle?' Please tell me how they are different, besides who they have sex with? And in most marriages, that drops off pretty fast, lol.

Seriously, besides sexual attraction, how are their lifestyles ANY different? Please name one thing?

They go to work, have kids, go to PTA, take their kids to soccer and dance class, go to church, mow the lawn, take vacations, take out the garbage, all eat dinner together as a family, date, drive cars, go on FaceBook, post on the Internet, read books, eat in restaurants, go camping, go swimming, work out at the gym, celebrate the holidays, etc etc etc. What's different?

Got it, in the liberal world of gay marriage people are created in a laboratory. What a great concept. Hitler had a term for it, creating a super race.
 
Great, then what is your problem, you live in a state that gave you what you want so why interject your will on me or anyone else?

btw, I dont even believe the govt should be involved in marriage at all, at any level. But that's not a fight that's going anywhere.

However I am an American who is wholeheartedly against discrimination and the damage it has done and can continue to do to our country (not just against gays of course.)
 
Because you are trying to force your will on gay Americans and prevent them from marrying and all that that means to them.

You know how it means so much to you? Well it means just as much to them.

No I am not, I am making this a state issue not a court issue. If you are so adamant then get it on the ballot in 50 states and stop trying to get activists justices to force your will on everyone else.

You don't get it and never will. Let me scream it, THIS IS A STATES' RIGHTS ISSUE AND THAT IS WHERE IT BELONGS. Stop overturning the will of the people and win at the ballot box
 
Got it, in the liberal world of gay marriage people are created in a laboratory. What a great concept. Hitler had a term for it, creating a super race.

What does a lab have to do with it? Can you name something or not?

Are you denying that gays do all the stuff I listed, plus everything else straight people do?
 
No I am not, I am making this a state issue not a court issue. If you are so adamant then get it on the ballot in 50 states and stop trying to get activists justices to force your will on everyone else.

You don't get it and never will. Let me scream it, THIS IS A STATES' RIGHTS ISSUE AND THAT IS WHERE IT BELONGS. Stop overturning the will of the people and win at the ballot box


Gender is a federally protected right under the Const, as you have admitted. So scream all you want, it is not a state's rights issue.

man and woman
man and man
woman and woman

See the red? GENDER change!
 
btw, I dont even believe the govt should be involved in marriage at all, at any level. But that's not a fight that's going anywhere.

However I am an American who is wholeheartedly against discrimination and the damage it has done and can continue to do to our country (not just against gays of course.)

that is bull and you know it, you claim discrimination because some couple cannot be legally married when all the benefits of marriage exist in a civil union with the exception of procreation. Imagine a world of all gay people? You would be the product of a laboratory.
 
Gender is a federally protected right under the Const, as you have admitted. So scream all you want, it is not a state's rights issue.

That means exactly what? Woman using men's restrooms? What a bunch of bs!! you are something else. No laws, no order, just mass chaos, if it feels good just do it.
 
that is bull and you know it, you claim discrimination because some couple cannot be legally married when all the benefits of marriage exist in a civil union with the exception of procreation. Imagine a world of all gay people? You would be the product of a laboratory.

There are no state or federal civil unions and you hypocritically are asking for bigger govt to create them? When marriage provides everything?

And since being gay isnt genetic, how will the world become populated by 'gay' people? Did you really think that out before writing it? OMG.

Gays want families as much as straight people...and they do. They have bio kids, adopted kids, step kids, kids by IVF and surrogates.

And again, separate but equal is not Constitutional.
 
What does a lab have to do with it? Can you name something or not?

Are you denying that gays do all the stuff I listed, plus everything else straight people do?

Now this ought to be good, how do gays procreate?
 
That means exactly what? Woman using men's restrooms? What a bunch of bs!! you are something else. No laws, no order, just mass chaos, if it feels good just do it.

Wow, Chicken Little, I guess gays havent cornered the market on drama! LOL
 
There are no state or federal civil unions and you hypocritically are asking for bigger govt to create them? When marriage provides everything?

And since being gay isnt genetic, how will the world become populated by 'gay' people? Did you really think that out before writing it? OMG.

Gays want families as much as straight people...and they do. They have bio kids, adopted kids, step kids, kids by IVF and surrogates.

And again, separate but equal is not Constitutional.

The federal govt already did that, now get your states to do it as well, oh, wait, yours has so what is the problem? Please don't tell me that you really give a damn about someone else in some other state that you don't even know. That is equally bull****.

You don't seem to understand where kids come from.
 
Now this ought to be good, how do gays procreate?

Do you really need me to spell that out for you? They do it all the time. THey did it in their straight marriages, they do it with surrogates, they do it with IVF and AI.

And procreation has nothing to do with the right to marry....it's not a requirement. People that dont want kids, senior citizens, infertile couples...all allowed to marry.

Not to mention that, it's in the states' best interests' to allow gays to marry so there are additional legal protections and benefits for their kids.
 
The federal govt already did that, now get your states to do it as well, oh, wait, yours has so what is the problem? Please don't tell me that you really give a damn about someone else in some other state that you don't even know. That is equally bull****.

I imagine you are projecting how little you care about others and our country, but I posted this:

However I am an American who is wholeheartedly against discrimination and the damage it has done and can continue to do to our country (not just against gays of course.)
 
No I am not, I am making this a state issue not a court issue. If you are so adamant then get it on the ballot in 50 states and stop trying to get activists justices to force your will on everyone else.

You don't get it and never will. Let me scream it, THIS IS A STATES' RIGHTS ISSUE AND THAT IS WHERE IT BELONGS. Stop overturning the will of the people and win at the ballot box

Should interracial marriage be a states right issue too?
 
Should interracial marriage be a states right issue too?

It already is, marriage is the union between a man and a woman so any man and any woman can get legally married. Race was put into the Constitution. you want marriage there, go for it and I will support your efforts, then vote against SSM given the opportunity
 
Ok, so if it isn't inherited then anything you do regardless of the law is deserving of equal protection? You have no idea how dangerous that argument is and how dangerous the leftwing agenda is to the rule of law.

You're missing lots of points, but two in particular - whether being gay is entirely the result of genetics, or events during pregnancy, or some combination of nature and/or nurture doesn't affect the answer to the question - is homosexuality a choice? It's not a choice, regardless of the underlying 'cause' or causes. You and I ARE straight, my brother IS gay. Why? I really don't care beyond ordinary intellectual curiosity.

Second, you can't point to any relevant text anywhere that would hinge the legal question on this "gay gene" test you conjured from thin air.

You and others don't get it. This is about states's rights and the foundation upon which this country was built. Get SSM approved in 50 states BY THE PEOPLE and I will accept that but I won't accept what some activist judges say as they overturned the will of the people. That is a violation of the Constitution which liberals don't want to discuss

I'm sorry, but 'states' rights' was a long and comfortable refuge for racists and bigots in my part of the world. Based in part on that history, I don't respect the appeal to states' rights to justify discrimination of any kind. Besides, there is nothing 'unconstitutional' about aggrieved parties arguing their cases in court. These courts were set up as part of the Constitution and operate within the established boundaries.
 
For those of you touting economic benefits of having SSM here are the facts

Consider the state-level data on per capita personal income growth between 1999 and 2009, published by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The top five states for income growth in that decade are: Wyoming, North Dakota, Louisiana, Montana and Oklahoma. Four of the five states with the fastest income growth per capita have state marriage amendments, and none have gay marriage.

Or consider another potential measure of a state's business climate: What do CEOs think? Chief Executive magazine annually surveys 543 CEOs to identify which states are the best and the worst for job growth and business. In 2009, the top five states for job growth in CEOs' opinions were: Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. Four out of five have marriage amendments, and none have gay marriage.

(The worst? California, New York, Michigan, New Jersey, and yes, Massachusetts.)

Or consider another data point that comes from a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey, "Enterprising States," which includes a ranking for what it called "middle-class job growth." These are presumably the good jobs that the creative class seeks or fosters.

The top five states for middle-class job growth between 2002 and 2009 are: Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Hawaii and Texas. Once again, four out of the five have state marriage amendments, and none have gay marriage.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce also compiles a list of states that are the top "overall growth performers": North Dakota, Virginia, South Dakota, Maryland and Wyoming. The top three all have state marriage amendments, and none have gay marriage. [Maryland has since rejected same-sex marriage as well.]
- See more at: Tired Meme Alert: MN Gay Marriage Advocates Tout Bogus Economic Arguments | NOM Blog
 
You're missing lots of points, but two in particular - whether being gay is entirely the result of genetics, or events during pregnancy, or some combination of nature and/or nurture doesn't affect the answer to the question - is homosexuality a choice? It's not a choice, regardless of the underlying 'cause' or causes. You and I ARE straight, my brother IS gay. Why? I really don't care beyond ordinary intellectual curiosity.

Second, you can't point to any relevant text anywhere that would hinge the legal question on this "gay gene" test you conjured from thin air.



I'm sorry, but 'states' rights' was a long and comfortable refuge for racists and bigots in my part of the world. Based in part on that history, I don't respect the appeal to states' rights to justify discrimination of any kind. Besides, there is nothing 'unconstitutional' about aggrieved parties arguing their cases in court. These courts were set up as part of the Constitution and operate within the established boundaries.

With that being the case why hasn't the Supreme Court ruled on SSM and why hasn't the issue passed in the 19 states that had their vote overturned by the courts? Seems that the courts work well when they provide decisions that support your point of view but not when they differ.

Claiming that anyone who is against the liberal agenda is a racist or bigot is typical mudslinging. Would someone who voted for Obama because he was black be called a racist? Is it being a bigot or racists because you disagree with the leftwing liberal gay lifestyle? Guess difference of opinions can always lead to charges of racism and being bigoted in the liberal PC world
 
So what is the end game for you, no laws?
Equal treatment for all people and elimination of bigotry, things that you clearly oppose.

You can apply equal protection to just about any issue as it relates to you.
Your point?

Marriage isn't in the Constitution
But equal treatment is. Maybe you should read it sometime instead of making senseless remarks about it.

you aren't born gay
And we have your demonstrated bigoted views to take for that eh?

therefore there is no equal protection for personal choice issues.
Considering that there exists still considerable ignorance and bigotry in society, you demonstrating that quite eloquently, Why do you think that anyone would choose to be gay?
 
With that being the case why hasn't the Supreme Court ruled on SSM and why hasn't the issue passed in the 19 states that had their vote overturned by the courts? Seems that the courts work well when they provide decisions that support your point of view but not when they differ.

So far there is no split in the Appeals Courts to resolve. That could be one reason. Otherwise, I have no idea - guess we'd have to ask the Justices why they didn't pick a case to review this term.

Claiming that anyone who is against the liberal agenda is a racist or bigot is typical mudslinging. Would someone who voted for Obama because he was black be called a racist? Is it being a bigot or racists because you disagree with the leftwing liberal gay lifestyle? Guess difference of opinions can always lead to charges of racism and being bigoted in the liberal PC world

And why would someone who supposedly voted FOR (or against) Obama necessarily be a racist. I don't think people who voted for Romney were racist, or there is no reason to link the two... :roll:

The problem is when people argue against SSM, in court and otherwise, there is little to no substance to the arguments other than a desire to express moral disapproval of the "gay lifestyle" and a desire to deny them rights or privileges you enjoy solely because of their sexual orientation, who they love. If there's a term for that other than bigotry, then suggest it and maybe I'll use it instead.

BTW, what is the "leftwing liberal gay lifestyle?" I know lots of gay people. One guy I worked out with this morning owns two businesses with his partner or 10 years or more, and they have a house and a couple of cats and have dinner with friends. Another guy and his partner (not there this morning, but usually joins us at 5:45am each day) adopted two children from his home city in S. America, and he's on the local PTA board. What part of their "leftwing liberal gay lifestyle" do you disagree with.
 
Equal treatment for all people and elimination of bigotry, things that you clearly oppose.

Your point?

But equal treatment is. Maybe you should read it sometime instead of making senseless remarks about it.

And we have your demonstrated bigoted views to take for that eh?

Considering that there exists still considerable ignorance and bigotry in society, you demonstrating that quite eloquently, Why do you think that anyone would choose to be gay?

Obviously nothing is going to change your mind including the reality that marriage is common law and there isn't any discrimination by putting limits on who qualifies.

I find it rather disturbing that you claim to care about everyone else on an issue that really doesn't affect you. Are you that concerned over abortion(murdering the fetus in the womb) or telling a woman how bad it is to smoke which will harm the baby but then letting her abort her baby?

You are a typical liberal, double standards always wanting the issue but never the responsibility that goes with it. Do you think it is ok for child to grow up in a homosexual household without the benefit of both sexes? Do you think there should be any kind of laws at all? Do you think it is racial bigotry to vote for Barack Obama only because he is black?

I have no idea why anyone would choose to be gay but it happens ever day. I love women, always will, and biologically it all works.

I could go on but it is a waste of time. I have proven my point though, another SSM thread garnering hundreds of responses while major issues in this country are ignored. You people really do have screwed up priorities. I have been asked how SSM marriage affects me? How about answer the question what benefit does a same sex couple get of of being married that they couldn't get from a civil union?
 
So far there is no split in the Appeals Courts to resolve. That could be one reason. Otherwise, I have no idea - guess we'd have to ask the Justices why they didn't pick a case to review this term.



And why would someone who supposedly voted FOR (or against) Obama necessarily be a racist. I don't think people who voted for Romney were racist, or there is no reason to link the two... :roll:

The problem is when people argue against SSM, in court and otherwise, there is little to no substance to the arguments other than a desire to express moral disapproval of the "gay lifestyle" and a desire to deny them rights or privileges you enjoy solely because of their sexual orientation, who they love. If there's a term for that other than bigotry, then suggest it and maybe I'll use it instead.

BTW, what is the "leftwing liberal gay lifestyle?" I know lots of gay people. One guy I worked out with this morning owns two businesses with his partner or 10 years or more, and they have a house and a couple of cats and have dinner with friends. Another guy and his partner (not there this morning, but usually joins us at 5:45am each day) adopted two children from his home city in S. America, and he's on the local PTA board. What part of their "leftwing liberal gay lifestyle" do you disagree with.

I don't see the benefits garnered by gay couples to be married when the reality is that it is nothing more than having something that they believe they cannot have. Biologically it makes no sense. It makes no sense for a child not to have a parent of each sex, economically it makes no sense as evidenced by the numbers I posted, legally it isn't going to change minds of people on either side, and I do realize that many here don't believe in God but I do and that violates my belief, a belief based upon personal knowledge and experience.

I normally get into these kinds of threads when I am bored. I have family coming in from out of state therefore I am going to bow out. Nothing anyone says here is going to change my mind especially after 40 plus years of marriage and a religious belief system. I also realize that I am not going to change anyone else's mind. Having this issue decided at the ballot box however makes more sense to me and makes it easier to accept vs. some justice overturning the will of the people. To me that is the real issue and one that should concern everyone.

Have a good one.
 
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