Thread: Here we go again: Voters say Yes on Q1 in Maine

Quote: Originally Posted by iGary What exactly are gay people doing that have a direct effect on you? His dad left his mom for another guy. He blames all of us for that. Maybe you missed that in another thread.

Quote: Originally Posted by PcBgone Id suggest you go back to college then. Perhaps try a college that isnt so liberal this time that spoon feeds you. Conservatives dont want Anarchy. They feel there should be as little government as possible. Meaning less is more efficient. This is different then having laws that citizens abide by. Maybe your "college" went over this but you were perhaps asleep? I have lived in quite a few...

Quote: Originally Posted by CalBoy Surrogacy. That legal "red tape" is already handled equally in many states (including California). How do we proceed if a California family is comprised of two adults and one adopted child? Can we not called the two adults "married?" Or does gender label really matter that much to you? So in other words, you advocate a separate but equal status until fully equally...

Quote: Originally Posted by IgnatiusTheKing It may not be "fair" but it is democratic. However, we do live in a republic, and the Constitution mandates that each state guarantees to its people a "republican form of government." A republican government is meant to secure certain rights above the standard democratic process (and require them to be changed by a much more rigorous process). Now, I'll admit...

Quote: Originally Posted by leekohler Because they don't really believe what they say. They only use that line when convenient. Exactly the same as many Christians. Indeed, I wrote a post almost identical to that one just a day or so ago.

Quote: Originally Posted by leekohler Well, being nice has stopped working. Women and blacks didn't win their rights by sitting in the corner like good little minorities. They got loud- and the time has come for us to get loud too. No more asking, now we demand. No more Mr Nice Gay. The time for that has passed. We've got all the allies we're going to get at this point. Now it's time to fight and push as hard as we can....

Quote: Originally Posted by PcBgone Some of you need to read the Preamble of the Constitution. It states, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..." This means the people are in control of the government. This means the people decide what laws we will have to obey. Thus the people shall vote. In this case the people voted and knocked down homosexual marriage. And you need to read the...

Quote: Originally Posted by mactastic Ok, my bad. I had to read it a few times before I got what you were going for. I think I was most thrown off by your reference to marriage as a "basic civil right". I didn't realize you subscribed to that viewpoint. I do in a sense. But only because I think it's in the government's best interest to protect and support any relationship which may produce future citizens of...

Quote: Originally Posted by yg17 I know Somalia is Muslim, rather, what little government they have is. It's still mostly an anarchy, something you people should love. But I still suggest you try living in a Muslim country, whether it's Iran or Somalia, maybe you'll know what it's like to be a minority religion living in a country where the majority religion is trying to turn their beliefs into laws, and once you realize...

Quote: Originally Posted by AP_piano295 I am in favor of giving conservative america the boot they can keep the middle bit and the south we can have the west coast and the northeast 1/2 of virginia and up. Lets see how long it takes them to come running back... So you just want the broke parts of the country? Not very smart...