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New Jersey Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Bill

7% is not average it is a very small minority and not the normal for the vast majority. So it is not normal for this country it is the rarity.

Let me give you a clue. Just because a person may be in the 93%....they don't necessarily view those in the 7% as "abnormal"....thats a mistaken assumption that you are drawing.
 
7% is not average it is a very small minority and not the normal for the vast majority. So it is not normal for this country it is the rarity.

Again, you have defined average. You have not defined NORMAL. Try again.
 
You know, I doubt there has ever been a time when homosexuality didn't exist. So, in that respect, it's as normal as rain.

But so is being left-handed, having red hair, double-jointed people, albinos, and all sorts of other particular human traits that are out of the mainstream of the "norm."

Normal as rain.

It has never been normal it has always been rare by a small group of people
 
7% is not average it is a very small minority and not the normal for the vast majority. So it is not normal for this country it is the rarity.

Wow I feel so special, unique now for being left handed.....Or is it that I worship the debbil?
 
Indeed, look at NJ. They have all the benefits, as you said. So, continuing to fight for equality did not deprive them of gaining some relief under the law. The gay community was able to achieve much in that regard, and at the same time was not prevented from continuing with the cause.

NJ seems to give lie to your argument that nothing is accomplished while fighting for full marriage rights.

No, what happened in NJ supported my argument. I live in the state. The issue was to get full marital rights under the civil union descriptor. That's what happened and what won. If the word "marriage" had been included, it would have lost... as it did in the OP's article. This demonstrates my point neatly.
 
Seriously, Dude.....have you looked at her voting record? Perhaps you should, rather than relying on what Hannity and Beck tell you. You might learn something about what a "moderate" and a "liberal" are if you actually did a little reading on her record.

A moderate is a liberal just not far left like some are
 
It has never been normal it has always been rare by a small group of people

You are seriously missing the point. Just because someone may be in the "minority" doesn't make them abnormal.

Do you view racial minorities as "abnormal" as well? I think the answer is obvious based on your previous responses here.
 
A moderate is a liberal just not far left like some are

I guess that is true....a moderate is a "liberal" if you are on the extreme right.
Anything left of you would be "liberal".:roll:
 
Let me give you a clue. Just because a person may be in the 93%....they don't necessarily view those in the 7% as "abnormal"....thats a mistaken assumption that you are drawing.

Minority is not normal especially such a small minority.
 
You are talking about average. DEFINE NORMAL.

Possibly it could be normal for a gay person to be gay? Just like it is normal for a straight person to be straight?

Or a cat to be a a cat or a dog to be a dog?
 
This is what often happens in these debates. ptif219 is going to continue to ignore that he is discussing average, not normal, because he knows that if he DOES discuss normal, his position will be destroyed... easily.

Tell us ptif219. Is left-handedness normal? Is being black normal? Is having red hair normal? Remember, we are talking about NORMAL, not average. Please enlighten us.
 
Wow I feel so special, unique now for being left handed.....Or is it that I worship the debbil?

Would you call people who are left handed as normal. Why is it taken for granted most are right handed? Because that is normal.
 
Minority is not normal especially such a small minority.

You are not talking about normal you are talking about an average. Is it normal to see bears? Maybe in the woods or on TV it is....
 
I think you mean LBJ.


Perhaps LBJ was more liberal than Obama too. Check out some of what Nixon did during his first term:


Economy

Under Nixon, direct payments from the federal government to individual American citizens in government benefits (including Social Security and Medicare) rose from 6.3% of the Gross National Product (GNP) to 8.9%. Food aid and public assistance also rose, beginning at $6.6 billion and escalating to $9.1 billion. Defense spending decreased from 9.1% to 5.8% of the GNP. The revenue sharing program pioneered by Nixon delivered $80 billion to individual states and municipalities.[70]

In 1970, the Democratic Congress passed the Economic Stabilization Act, giving Nixon power to set wages and prices; Congress did not believe the president would use the new controls and felt this would make him appear to be indecisive.[71] While opposed to permanent wage and price controls,[72] Nixon imposed the controls on a temporary basis[73] in a 90 day wage and price freeze.[74] The controls (enforced for large corporations, voluntary for others) were the largest since World War II; they were relaxed after the initial 90 days.[75] Nixon then spoke to the American public, saying that by "Working together, we will break the back of inflation."[76]

A Pay Board set wage controls limiting increases to 5.5% per year, and the Price Commission set a 2.5% annual limit on price increases.[77] The limits did help to control wages, but not inflation.[78] Overall, however, the controls were viewed as successful in the short term[79] and were popular with the public, who felt Nixon was rescuing them from price-gougers and from a foreign-caused exchange crisis.[75][80]

more ...


Initiatives within the federal government


Nixon believed in using government wisely to benefit all and supported the idea of practical liberalism.[87] During the Nixon administration, the United States established many government agencies, among them the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).[88] Nixon authorized the Clean Air Act of 1970, which was noted as one of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation ever signed.[89] He established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)[75]

In 1971, Nixon proposed the creation of four new government departments superseding the current structure: departments organized for the goal of efficient and effective public service as opposed to the thematic bases of Commerce, Labor, Transportation, Agriculture, et al. Departments including the State, Treasury, Defense, and Justice would remain under this proposal.[90] He reorganized the Post Office Department from a cabinet department to a government-owned corporation: the U.S. Postal Service.

Nixon cut billions of dollars in federal spending and expanded the power of the Office of Management and Budget.[91] He established the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1972[88] and supported the Legacy of parks program, which transferred ownership of federally owned land to the states, resulting in the establishment of state parks and beaches, recreational areas, and environmental education centers.

Richard Nixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
You lefties sure can't tell a liberal when you see one..........

LOL......considering that you refer to some of the most conservative people on this site as your "liberal friends"....I think its destroyed any credibility you might have on this particular issue. :doh
 
You have not showed how it is false so it must be true or you would show proof.

Try to follow along. You made this claim:

They are infiltrating the schools and churches and it is not being forced on us?
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I then said this:

Again, stop with the silly talking points... or demonstrate how they are "infiltrating". :roll:

The ball is now in your court. Either substantiate, or we can accept that your comment was irrelevant and meaningless.
 
You are seriously missing the point. Just because someone may be in the "minority" doesn't make them abnormal.

Do you view racial minorities as "abnormal" as well? I think the answer is obvious based on your previous responses here.

It is not what most would call normal. You are making a weak argument by twisting words
 
No, what happened in NJ supported my argument. I live in the state. The issue was to get full marital rights under the civil union descriptor. That's what happened and what won. If the word "marriage" had been included, it would have lost... as it did in the OP's article. This demonstrates my point neatly.

So .... fighting for marriage lost, and yet the gay community has all the rights you described. I do not see how NJ supports your argument that fighting for marriage precludes progress.
 
It is not what most would call normal. You are making a weak argument by twisting words

I'm not twisting words at all. You said that people that are not in the majority are not normal.

So according to your logic....blacks are not normal, latinos are not normal....asians are not normal.

The only "normal" people in your book are white heterosexuals.

Such a limited view of the world.
 
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