[WOODPIE]

Wow, well, OK. Singpilot, I have read through your post more than a couple of times, and I still don't get a clear picture of your objections to the homosexual marriage issue. More important, I'm having difficulty following your arguments.

I list what I conclude are the main points of your argument:

1. Common Good and Common Sense (Read: Everybody knows
this!)

2. Living next to an airport (Nuisance issue? or "You knew the
deal going in!")

3. Illegal immigration

4. Your 911's constitutional rights as compared to Rosie
O'(as opposed to Mc) Donnell's partner's constitutional
rights. Or is that your female partner's rights? You can only
marry one; that is a law in most states.

Can you see why I'm having so much trouble? But let me link it up for you. You are saying that "Marriage should only be defined as a union between a male and a female. That is the way it has always been, and it has served our society very well. So it should remain as such. Homosexuals knew the law before they became homosexuals, if they don't like it they should not have become homosexuals, or they should leave the country, or they should try to change the law, or they should break the law and suffer the consequences."

Now, I contend that as our nation and society grows and changes, the laws should be allowed to change with it. What you see taking place in California and in other states in the union is maybe more civil disobedience than anything else; it is an attempt to bring the homosexual's perception of being treated unequally to the forefront. They are trying to, peacefully, non-violently, get the same treatment and constitutional rights as your female partner would have, should you decide to marry her. There are other ways to do this; what way do you think is a more correct way?

Ed

PS I also think the president's supporting a constitutional amendment that excludes rather than includes, denies rather than affords, divides rather than unites, is one of the last acts of a man desparately hoping the religious right, a goose-stepping bunch of theocrats if there ever were any, can pull his pasty pale posterior out of the fire.