Gay Marriage Decision Draws Reaction From Opponents and Supporters
Same-sex marriage debate largely settled by decision.
As the Supreme Court refused to hear any cases on same-sex marriage from the lower courts, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the state's Department of Justice decided to stop their legal battles.
Both affirmed the lower federal appeals court ruling is now the law of the land, striking down Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage.
Advocates for gay marriage in other states are rejoicing at the justices' decision, which could lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage in 30 states.
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Can three males marry one another?
Can two brothers marry one another? Perhaps a mother and daughter?
If not, why not?
*checks arm, pocket*
Nope; Arm unbroken, pocket unpicked. I see no reason why not.
Sure. Why not?
You know how many comments I get back wailing that no one is forcing their lifestyle on anyone? No one is forcing the lockstept stride of acknowledgement they cry. Sure you are?from the bakery to the church.
These issues are the same as any deviant issues or issues of entitlement or issues of illegality when the Progressive takes up cause. The illegal alien isn'r really illegal. The entitled aren't really lazy. And homosexuality isn't really abnormal?why it is the new normal.
Well it isn't normal. It is deviant. It is a deviant sexual lifestyle. It is not up to us to celebrate it or accept it. It is up to the gay to keep his deviance away from us. And if you don't then expect people like me to hurt your feelings. Because you started it. It isn't like being left handed and it isn't comparable to the green monkey's periodic relationships with the same sex. Because we aren't beasts. The natural order of things is a man marries a woman. But I don't expect society to get that at all now. Not the society the revers Miley Cyrus.
You are an immoral society. You children are reflections of it. If you haven't noticed they are opening fire on each other. Family breakdown you see. And the Progressive answer?let's alter the family even more to accommodate the gay community. Eventually as my fiction and history predicts we will collapse
Charles Hurst. Author of THE SECOND FALL. An offbeat story of Armageddon. And creator of THE RUNNINGWOLF EZINE
You must be fun at parties.
You wouldn't happen to be an author would you?