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Originally Posted by AGDee
Well, if your political beliefs are diametrically opposed to Bush's and in line with Obama's, he is better. He made several executive orders almost as soon as he took office to reverse some that Bush had made. That was good with me because I didn't like the ones that Bush had made. Obviously, if you don't agree with his basic philosophies, you're not going to like the President, no matter who he is.
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Exactly. This entire thread has been a d'uh moment.
To add some perspective, I am gay. Gay marriage was only recently made legal in DC. However, even if I do get married here, my marriage is only recognized in those jurisdictions which have it or recognize it.
There are something like a thousand rights which go along with "marriage" -- gay marriage itself is a victory for me because being legally married ensures that my spouse is my next of kin.
Imagine having to do a thousand different things, paperwork, living wills, briefs, etc, etc in order to get the same things that another married couple would get just by being married.
Argue whether he's a dictator if you want. You have that privilege to do so if you've never had to worry about what you'd do when the time came to get married, "married," or whatever your locality deems it.
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