> [Platt] > Follow me closely: I do not think that interracial marriage should be > decided by the states. Why? Because the Supreme Court has decided > otherwise. I support Supreme Court decisions. Otherwise, anarchy. > > [Arlo] > This is a bit of doublespeak, Platt. You favor "interracial marriage" > because the Supreme Court has okayed it. Does that mean if the Supreme > Court okays "gay marriage" you'd be in favor of it as well?
Yes. For the reason I cited. How many times do I have to repeat myself before you get it? > If not, why do you support a Supreme Court ruling on "interracial > marriage" but not "gay marriage"? Why, on one hand, do you support a > Federal authority usurping state's rights, and on the other say the > "state should decide"? They are both about marriage? Is "interracial > marriage" more of a "natural right" than "gay marriage"? I always defer to the states to decide legal questions except when the Supreme Court and/or the Constitution specially holds otherwise. For example, states cannot decide to reinstitute slavery. > [Platt] > Figures. How about allowing polygamy? If not, why not?. > > [Arlo] > More doublespeak. If allowing the Supreme Court to rule on "gay > marriage" leads into the polygamy argument, then why not its ruling > on "interracial marriage"? > > When the Supreme Court overturned state's rights and guaranteed > "interracial marriages", did you say "how about polygamy" then? Nice attempt to duck.the question. Again, if gay marriage is OK why not polygamy? > [Platt] > Only you would associate gay marriage with out-of-wedlock births. > Truly hilarious. > > [Arlo] > Again, your comment showing your association stands. Nice rhetorical > attempt here though. > > [Platt] > Better to be free to do the things I choose than become a serf in > Marx's dictatorship. > > [Arlo] > What if I don't want to be "free" just to do the things _you_ choose? As > for the serf/Marx nonsense, I'll pass. If you don't want to be free like me, that's OK. As for Marx/serf, of course you'll pass, ignoring the historical record. > [Platt] > Just a friendly reminder of the historical record your idol Marx has > spawned. > > [Arlo] > Again, not Marx. Lenin adopting neoconservative state nationalism, > which became the sole end of the latter regimes of Stalin, et al. Where do you think Lenin got his ideas about and justification for dictatorship? > [Arlo had said] > By the way, gays could not marry in Stalinist Russia, or Pol Pot's > Cambodia either. > > [Arlo] > I think its fairly clear. Again, ducked my question. (In fact, left it out completely.) To repeat. What's your point? moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
