Civil Rights/Gay Rights

[kudzu]

should the Defense of Marriage Act be repealed or thrown out by the court, will Civil Unions be recognized by the federal government?

Constitutionally, yes it should.

Don't you recall that "Separate by equal in inherently unequal?"

I recall that.

Show me that sexual "preference" is as inherent and immutable one's race and perhaps you've got a case.

Until then, piss of with that argument.

[Baltimatt]

kudzu--

There is no guaranteed civil unions would be recognized, or other lesser forms of an official acknowledgement.

Why would sexual orientation necessarily need to be inherent and immutable.

[kudzu]

kudzu--

There is no guaranteed civil unions would be recognized, or other lesser forms of an official acknowledgement.

Why would sexual orientation necessarily need to be inherent and immutable.

If it's gonna be compared to race.

Which is inherent and immutable.

[Baltimatt]

kudzu--

And religion is not inherent and immutable, yet it is covered by civil rights laws. Yes, religion freedom in guaranteed by the constitution for government action, but we have also guaranteed it from negative consequences from the citizenry via civil rights laws.

[kudzu]

kudzu--

And religion is not inherent and immutable, yet it is covered by civil rights laws. Yes, religion freedom in guaranteed by the constitution for government action, but we have also guaranteed it from negative consequences from the citizenry via civil rights laws.

Freedom of religion has been around a lot longer than homosexual rights, hasn't it ?

[Baltimatt]

kudzu--

And white male suffrage has been around longer than women's suffrage. So?

[kudzu]

kudzu--

And white male suffrage has been around longer than women's suffrage. So?

Are women smarter than men ? Men are a whole hell of a lot stronger than women...

The strong dictate the rules.

[EmDot]

The strong dictate the rules.

Not always.

[kudzu]

Not always.

Always.

[Justthefax]

However it will not be considered a marriage till it has been constipated.

[Baltimatt]

However it will not be considered a marriage till it has been constipated.

Gee, how did I know you were going to say something like that?