California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by nate2512

This is the most ridiculous thing ever. While the rest of the world is concerned with things like global warming, soaring oil prices, and a recessed economy, all the selfish homosexuals are worried about are themselves, its the most ridiculously selfish thing I've ever heard in my life. We don't need to be spending all this taxpayer money just so gays can call themselves married. Next time you all gripe about oil prices remember that you're also working your ass off just so gays can use up all of your tax dollars tying up courts that could be used for something much more useful. Give it a break, gays are disgusting, and it's morally wrong.

Are you as pissed about your tax money being used to deal with the guys that are so straight in Texas they've got MULTIPLE wives and are so straight they even start up with girls under the age of 14?

Are you as pissed at all of the taxpayer money involved in all those constitutional amendments AGAINST gay marriage that were drafted and put all over the ballots in multiple states in 2004? (and will likely be again, at least in California, now, in 2008)

I cosign whoever said it's not the homosexual community generating most of the activity around this issue, if anything, they are forced time and again to fight against all the initiatives that are first being taken against them as citizens in this society. Does it really impact your life if two women or two men want to exchange vows with each other, Nate? Does it really? Because if the ultraconservatives and evangelists would just leave the issue alone, let the decisions that have allowed gay marriage to stand and spend THEIR time worrying about the economy, global warning and gas prices, then I'm fairly sure the homosexual community would be happy to live their lives and be at peace.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I cosign whoever said it's not the homosexual community generating most of the activity around this issue, if anything, they are forced time and again to fight against all the initiatives that are first being taken against them as citizens in this society.

You're right, the political arena was flooded with anti-gay political activity, and the gay community has merely responded. That surely happened, good call.

I'm not arguing gay people should have stayed silent. Fight for what they believe in, etc. But to assert that they're not driving this dispute is blatantly laughable.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I'm not arguing gay people should have stayed silent. Fight for what they believe in, etc. But to assert that they're not driving this dispute is blatantly laughable.

Why was the case in court, Shiner?

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Why was the case in court, Shiner?

Because gay Californians wanted to include themselves under the "marriage" label, and the electorate disagreed with their position.

[NappyBison]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Are you as pissed about your tax money being used to deal with the guys that are so straight in Texas they've got MULTIPLE wives and are so straight they even start up with girls under the age of 14?

I shouldn't laugh, but I chuckled when I read this...

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Are you as pissed about your tax money being used to deal with the guys that are so straight in Texas they've got MULTIPLE wives and are so straight they even start up with girls under the age of 14?

Are you as pissed at all of the taxpayer money involved in all those constitutional amendments AGAINST gay marriage that were drafted and put all over the ballots in multiple states in 2004? (and will likely be again, at least in California, now, in 2008)

.

Nittany-You should also have asked about the fact that those wives and unmarried mothers also collect a great deal of tax monies as well.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Nittany-You should also have asked about the fact that those wives and unmarried mothers also collect a great deal of tax monies as well.

DOH!!! EXCELLENT point, Jon! Yeah, what he said!