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Originally posted by CSUSigEp
Maybe this is my California mindset talking here, but what is the big f'n deal? If gay people want to get married, let them. Its not going to hurt anyone, just let them do what they want!
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I agree. You have to realize though that in our country, religion has always been a very strong influence. It waxes and wanes in terms of importance. Right now, we have caught it at a huge upswing. I'm not sure it's a really bad thing either.
Gay marriage is something that a lot of Christians (not just conservatives) take very personally.
It's also an election year. The Republicans have needed an issue that will turn out their base. The Dems have the war in Iraq, people thinking the rich make too much money, etc. Now, finally, the Republicans have something that will get their people excited and showing up to the polls. My thought is that the reason that this issue was brought up as an amendment was because the knew it would fail. If it had passed, then they would have lost something very important to their campaign.
The only legitimate reason I can see for being against gay marriage is because I don't want to pay higher insurance rates due to so many gay spouses requiring AIDS medication and treatment. Other than that, I don't see how it effects me.
Well, except that after law school, I plan to go into family law. So 10% of the population that couldn't have divorces will now be having divorces. That should offset any AIDS medication costs.