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Originally Posted by Emmerich
Huckabee is more in the majority opinion than you think. EVERY time gay marriage has come up for referendum in the states, it was shot down, including uber-liberal California.
Its interesting why the Dems suck up to them (no pun intended). Some would think it is because liberals are more "open minded". On the contrary, politicians are only interested in votes. And gays are a tiny, insignificant voting block. HOWEVER, without having children to raise and support, they usually have a hoard of cash and the Dems are going for that booty. And it appears to work.
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The only thing those referendums prove is that the country is full of bigots. There are questions for elections, and then there are questions for the courts, that's how our system works. If we held an election forcing everyone in this country to become Christians or go to jail, it would win handily in a number of states, but thankfully, we have a Constitution that prohibits it, no matter what any "election" says. I see these "elections" where a majority of frightened bigots decide to discriminate, as being of the same class. They are simply elections deciding on whether or not to violate the US Constitution. If the same elections were held in the pre-1968 South prohibiting whites to marry blacks, you would have had the exact same result. Disgusting bigotry is always eminently electable. Congratulations, you won.
Here is what the Constitution says: We Are All Equal Before the Law. Here is what the Declaration of Independence says: All of us are born with three basic natural rights: the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I could careless what any election run by organized bigotry proclaims, homosexuality is no longer a crime in this country thanks to our Supreme Court, and if it is not a crime, these individuals need to have the same natural rights I have, recognized. They have a right to marry whomever they please, simply because I have that right, no other reason, argument, or religious ranting need apply. It is that simple. We are ALL equal before the law.
Your characterizations of why your great generality "Democrats" pursue this issue the way they do, is absurd. The Republican Party is slowly eroding into it's base of what was once called the "Dixiecrat" Party, the same group that always seems to want to restrict the rights of others, whether it be women seeking abortions, blacks seeking an end to segregation, or now gays seeking to merely be free to pursue happiness. We oppose that group, not for any of the reasons you state which of course are twisted mischaracterizations of your political enemies, we oppose you because you are fascist.