Actually, wrong. There are things that a local government (or any government) is not allowed to do.
One of the main tenets of this whole system of government is EQUAL PROTECTION under the law. The government has a duty to treat us all equal under the law unless it can be shown there is an overwhelming state interest not to. What again is the overwhelming state interest in forbidding people to marry? It seems to me it is exactly the opposite. There is a strong interest in encouraging marriage. That is why there are all kinds of incentives to encourage marriage. The arguments by the "family values" folks are correct in my opinion. Families are better for society than a group of unconnected individuals. Where they get it wrong is so narrowly defining "family". On 11/9/05, MS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, there you go, it's an impasse between two people. This is where > majority rule kicks in. > > - MS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 2:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I'm surrounded! > > Why do you have to force it on me? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180674 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
