Massachusetts Gay Marriage

Hundreds of people on both sides of the gay marriage issue showed up outside the Massachusetts Statehouse in advance of a potentially historic vote.

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[Jakeof5]

It boggles my mind why some people don't understand that it is extremely dangerous to vote on a civil rights issue concerning a minority.

I don't think we voted to end slavery. Lincoln ended that. (Emancipation Proclamation). If Americans would've voted on the issue of Slavery back in the 1860's, it could be possible that America in 2009 could still have slaves.

A lot of American's didn't agree with ending slavery back then. But of course, ending it was the RIGHT thing to do.

[mppy126]

If people knew history they would know that the creators of the constitution made it possible for courts to do this cause they knew it shouldn't be up to fickle mob rule to decide laws and things pertaining to rights.

[ebonics4everyone]

@Jakeof5 now faggots actually practice slavery, bondage, whipping and castration on gimps that they own yet obscenely squeal about having everything in common w/ chattel Africans who had no choice but to be slaves. got a great idea. why dont u go piss in another dude's mouth?

[booker1959]

@ebonics4everyone Why leave? We're winning here.

[ebonics4everyone]

Here and now I challenge all gays in Massachusetts or anywhere else to prove which Founding Fathers or Revolutionary Continental Soldiers supported gay rights! There were none. Now leave for Canada and Europe where you foppish faggots belong! God bless the US

[ebonics4everyone]

Gays: an American disgrace. Did the patriots that died at Lexington and Concord die for the flag (yes) or a faggot rag (heck no)? They said no to gay King George III and the effeminates of old Europe. Gays are not true Americans.

[carlindelco]

@charles3davy Yeah right? liberals are always making law and regulations to take away freedom and personal responsibility I don't want to live in a nanny state. Also who decides on what "harm" is today. words now can "harm" someones feelings I mean please they would NOT have supported that. I don't think the founders would have been on your side here, they would have seen it for what it is an affront to all that is Godly and Holy ! another thing there wasn't any "benis" back them like now

[charles3davy]

@carlindelco Actaully i am VERY educated (but my spelling is still terrible). also if you read a little bit you would realize "laws can only be made to prevent harm" was one of the principle ideas of the enlightment. the United states is based off the enlightment and our founding fathers where enlightment thinkers. Since gay marriage has no secular arguement against it our founding fathers would have supported it, the constitusion supports it because it is an enlightment document.

[carlindelco]

@charles3davy I don't have to offer ANY reason for why YOU should be allowed to get something . It is behooved unto you to show the reason why anyone should change . DOH!! just like any laws there has to be a reason FOR it.. NOT a reason for why it shouldn't be LMAO u guys come on here acting like you are educated and are completely illiterate! Really " laws can only be made to prevent harm? Well you can get a secular CU so you have your solution already !. leave Marriage alone!

[charles3davy]

@carlindelco finally you have yet to give a none religious reason for not allowing same sex marriage. As you know laws can only be made to prevent harm to the community. since you have yet to prove same sex marriage is wrong in any way except morally for some religions and there is a seperation of church and state i would have to say you need to come up with a slightly better arguement and sorry i took forever to respond i was VERY VERy busy writing my thesis paper for my masters degree.

[charles3davy]

@carlindelco First of all i live in massachusetts and i know no churches have been forced to marry a homosexaul couple, but equal marriage rights do give them all the LEGAL protections of marriage. Also I am protestant and to us marriage is not a sacrament since jesus did not take part in it or say it was holy my religion's only sacraments are communion and baptism. Also if you could read you would know by now CU's only offer limited LEGAL protection.