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Dave said:
The Mayor of San Francosco has said that this is is the contemporary equivalent of the black civil rights legislation.

I'm with that. Banning gay marriage is another form of aparthied.

It says some people can do somethng, but another class of citizens may not.

Marriage is not just a religious institution. Its a legal institution. It enables inheritence, social security payments, all manner of legal rights. A religious argument is a misleading argument which bypasses the legal impact of such a ban.



Good point & one that is ironically proven on this thread as opponents argue a separate but equal case with Civil Unions. As pointed out these are not equal. Historically, separate but equal has never resulted in equal.

Last edited by Matter-eater Man; 2004-03-07 11:42 PM.
Fair play!