Indiana takes a giant step backwards

[kudzu]

Upity??? Christ almighty, if ever there were a parallel between the fight for civil rights or women's suffrage, there it is!

I would hope that you'd be able to see past my use of a colloquial adjective.

Never equate women's rights (or civil rights based on race) to gay rights. It will just make you look foolish.

[FatBoy]

Some major Indiana corporations, including Eli Lilly and Co. and Cummins, oppose the amendment saying it will make it harder to draw top talent to the state.

It seems the legislature must welcome this attitude. They don't want a bunch of queer lovers moving to Indiana.

[Skytrooper]

Skytropper--

Is everything left and right to you?

No but I will point out the hypocrisy that is shown daily from the left when dealing with war, taxes, deficits, women rights, civil rights and how they claim to govern.

[Baltimatt]

And I will point out the hypocrisy of people saying they are in favor of small government and personal freedom who support bans on same-sex marriage or any other type of legal recognition.

[Realistic767]

Marriage should be a church mechanism.
Some churches will support it and others won't.
So be it.

Governments should not punish or reward marriage via taxation or other benefits.

If a company wants to do so then that is their prerogative.

Gay rights advocates want more government in the issue when the answer is actually less.

Get government out of marriage.

[redleg]

Upity??? Christ almighty, if ever there were a parallel between the fight for civil rights or women's suffrage, there it is!

So, in what state can gays not vote? I was never asked about my sexual preferences when I went in to vote, so how would they know?

[kudzu]

And I will point out the hypocrisy of people saying they are in favor of small government and personal freedom who support bans on same-sex marriage or any other type of legal recognition.

Perhaps you ought to offer the possibility of no governmental acknowlegement of marriage whatsoever to that crowd.

I think you'd find some agreement there.

[Realistic767]

And I will point out the hypocrisy of people saying they are in favor of small government and personal freedom who support bans on same-sex marriage or any other type of legal recognition.

Get government out of the marriage business.

[Realistic767]

Perhaps you ought to offer the possibility of no governmental acknowlegement of marriage whatsoever to that crowd.

I think you'd find some agreement there.

Holy mackerel.

There you go.

Can anyone tell me the purpose of government involvement in marriage?

Let me guess. It's the usual, "it's just how things are done" reason.

[redleg]

And I will point out the hypocrisy of people saying they are in favor of small government and personal freedom who support bans on same-sex marriage or any other type of legal recognition.

What does one have to do with the other? Other than massively expanding the EEOC to handle all the complaints from gays that got fired, or didn't get that promotion, and they are convinced it was because they were gay.

[kudzu]

Get government out of the marriage business.

I agree.

But then how will the gays get their proclaimed equality/sameness ?

[redleg]

Holy mackerel.

There you go.

Can anyone tell me the purpose of government involvement in marriage?

Let me guess. It's the usual, "it's just how things are done" reason.

No, it's just another case of government using tax laws to enforce preferred social engineering, instead of to fund legitimate functions of government, as it was intended.

[Bmoreteacher]

I never see you talking about Women's right when the left viciously attack women of the right.

But we on the right have grown use to the hypocrisy of the left.

What in the freaking hell are you talking about???

[Bmoreteacher]

I would hope that you'd be able to see past my use of a colloquial adjective.

Never equate women's rights (or civil rights based on race) to gay rights. It will just make you look foolish.

The same adjective used to describe women and blacks when they were fighting for equality? You couldn't have left yourself more open for such a comparison!

[Bmoreteacher]

So, in what state can gays not vote? I was never asked about my sexual preferences when I went in to vote, so how would they know?

Try to follow the ball, eh?

[kudzu]

No, it's just another case of government using tax laws to enforce preferred social engineering, instead of to fund legitimate functions of government, as it was intended.

In your eyes, the sole purpose of the federal government is to build a 10,000 ft wall around the US and ignore everything else.

[Kenect2]

Senate passes same-sex marriage and civil union ban



Exactly how does this provide "maximum protection" for the family unit? Sen. Kruse in an idiot.

The basic family unit of our society consists of a father, a mother and children. That concept should be protected from the nihilists who want to define a family as anything they want.

[dsummoner]

The basic family unit of our society consists of a father, a mother and children. That concept should be protected from the nihilists who want to define a family as anything they want.

Wrong.

[Bmoreteacher]

The basic family unit of our society consists of a father, a mother and children. That concept should be protected from the nihilists who want to define a family as anything they want.

So why aren't you fighting against legal divorce, or making it illegal for unwed mothers to carry a child to term?

[kudzu]

The same adjective used to describe women and blacks when they were fighting for equality? You couldn't have left yourself more open for such a comparison!

Women and blacks are in the same boat as gays ?

Then how do you explain bisexuals ?