Voters to Decide Same-sex Marriage in California - Page 2

disneydude · 07-17-08, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy Pride

No I don't realize that.........I have faith in the people of California........They needed 500,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot........they got 2,000,000 mostly after the activist judges made law.........In the year 2000 61% voted against gay marriage.........I am willing to abide by the voice of the people in this referendum.........Why aren't you?

Because the Constitution was set up to say that there are certain things that are so fundamental that they should not be put to the whim of the voters. If you studied Constitutional Law you would know that the Constitution exists to prevent the tyranny of the majority over the minority.

If not.....why not put everything to a vote, such as:

1. The right of inter-racial marriage
2. The right of women to vote
3. What qualifies as "speech" under the first Amendment
4. What qualifies as "arms" under the second Amendment
5. Which groups are entitled to free assembly
6. What publications are entitled to freedom of the press
7. What religious groups should be allowed to practice their religion

etc.....

rivrrat · 07-17-08, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy Pride

No we should not change marriage.............What we can do is pick a name that gays like and name it that........

Yeah, because everyone will call it that (in your dreams).

You can "name" it whatever you want. Everyone will still call it marriage. And your precious wittle word will still be used for the legal union of those awful homosexuals.

Navy Pride · 07-17-08, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by disneydude

Because the Constitution was set up to say that there are certain things that are so fundamental that they should not be put to the whim of the voters. If you studied Constitutional Law you would know that the Constitution exists to prevent the tyranny of the majority over the minority.

If not.....why not put everything to a vote, such as:

1. The right of inter-racial marriage
2. The right of women to vote
3. What qualifies as "speech" under the first Amendment
4. What qualifies as "arms" under the second Amendment
5. Which groups are entitled to free assembly
6. What publications are entitled to freedom of the press
7. What religious groups should be allowed to practice their religion

etc.....

Then why didn't the California SC block the referendum? Its because they couldn't and what the voters are doing is perfectly legal..........

dclxvinoise · 07-17-08, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy Pride

I would abide by the voice of the people of California.........Why won't you?

It has nothing to do with abiding by the voice of the people of California. It has more to do with the fact that people are going to continue fighting for it until they get it. It's a fact of life.

Navy Pride · 07-17-08, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rivrrat

Yeah, because everyone will call it that (in your dreams).

You can "name" it whatever you want. Everyone will still call it marriage. And your precious wittle word will still be used for the legal union of those awful homosexuals.

No Christians and religious people will keep the name marriage........Gays can name their ceremony anything else..........Supposedly by the "Feel Good" left its not about marriage anyhow but its about equal rights.........

Navy Pride · 07-17-08, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dclxvinoise

It has nothing to do with abiding by the voice of the people of California. It has more to do with the fact that people are going to continue fighting for it until they get it. It's a fact of life.

Why did I not think you would say that...........

dclxvinoise · 07-17-08, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy Pride

No Christians and religious people will keep the name marriage........Gays can name their ceremony anything else..........Supposedly by the "Feel Good" left its not about marriage anyhow but its about equal rights.........

I didn't realize that Christians and religious people had control of the concept of marriage.

disneydude · 07-17-08, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy Pride

No Christians and religious people will keep the name marriage........Gays can name their ceremony anything else..........Supposedly by the "Feel Good" left its not about marriage anyhow but its about equal rights.........

No maybe we should change the name to something else regarding marriage between non-christians?

Maybe we should change the name to something else for inter-racial couples?

Maybe the word marriage should only be allowed for whites, lets make non-whites use some other term ....

Should we let the voters decide?