disneydude
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You should probably have read my entire post. I stated that I believe we should come to middle and allow for all people to be happy. It's a very simple process, allow civil unions for those who are "gay" and allow "marriage" for those who are not. We have to afford the same rights for all people in our nation. But that doesn't mean that we have to call it the same. They don't call it the same thing in Spain and everyone there is happy. Civil Unions with full status rights are the perfect solutions. If you would pay attention to what I am saying you would fully grasp what I am hoping for. On a Federal level we need to protect the rights of both homo/hetero union. If the word "marriage" upsets people, then we change that and offer the same rights branded differently.
Why you would compare that to Jim Crowe laws is beyond me. I'm from the South and I would never advocate taking away the rights of any human being. These are two different issues from two different eras.
I did read your entire post....and I appreciate your sentiment. However, being from the South, then you must understand why the concept of "separate but equal" was not an acceptable alternative.