Well, for once, we agree. I think there needs to be an amendment protecting the rights of homosexuals to be married (or whatever). And this is what I'm arguing for. :-)
And, obviously, I'll continue arguing until either it happens or I am no longer able to argue (senility, death, Patriot Act VII, whatever). --Ben MS wrote: > Government's role is that actually that of conflict resolution, but it's > become far more than it should be at this point. > > Our federal government is based upon majority rule in a representative > format. Because it is majority rule, the founding fathers saw need to > insert a few amendments - the Bill of Rights - that listed the personal > freedoms that majority could not take away. They also specifically > mentioned the fact that any right NOT so listed in the Constitution is up to > the states. This includes acts that may or may not be considered moral - > sodomy, age of consent, the right of euthanasia. Because these acts are not > specifically listed in the Constitution, it is up to local governments to > determine the legality. When moral issues become a national matter, they > also allowed for adding more amendments, with majority rule. Notice that I > keep saying majority rule. If you have an issue that your government > disagrees with you on, you'd best get an amendment. > > The system allows the majority of the people in the country to live as they > see fit - isn't this why the government was formed? The individual > liberties that were pressing in 1789 - free speech, right of religion, due > process of law - were accounted for. The fact that they were given does NOT > mean that you get to do anything you want to do. > > If you want gay marriage across the US, you need to get an amendment - that > way, the majority of Americans have approved it and will live with it. If > you can't get one, you're up the creek without a paddle - the majority of > Americans don't think it's something they want to live with. Is it fair? > Sure, the most people get things their way. Is it equal? No, it's not > designed to be. Does it allow for local rule? Yes - a state can allow for > gay marriage. Actually, this is the most fair way to be - a local > government can determine whether or not a law is good for its citizens. > > You don't have to agree with me, that's fine too. But the fact that local > citizens can determine the laws that work best for their community is most > fair to me, even if it means that I can't do something I'd like to do, even > if it doesn't affect anyone but me. I'd love to burn a pile of leaves in my > back yard, but the local government doesn't allow me to do this. I can > fight it, but their views are one way, mine the other. However, I know that > they can't take away my right to say what I want - that's a liberty granted > to me by the federal government. > > This is representative government - allowing the majority to rule but giving > the minority certain liberties which may not be taken away. > > - MS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I'm surrounded! > > +1 > > >>The translation of this is: law = morality > > ..... > >>Normally people who think this way are called theocrats, but somehow >>this perversion of morality has become acceptable to right-wing >>Republicans. >> >>And who's morality do they think government should impose? Obviously >>Christian morality. >> >>But what does that, in fact, teach our kids? That government's role >>is to persecute others based on an arbitrary view of morality. If >>they don't do what you do, persecute them. Make their private >>behavior illegal. Subjugate them. Government knows best. >> >>I sure as hell don't want my kids thinking government knows best! >> >>Government's role is to protect liberty and guarantee personal >>freedoms - not take it away! >> > > > -- > will > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180669 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
