Comments on: Prop 8 tied in new internal poll http://la.metblogs.com/2008/10/30/prop-8-tied-in-new-internal-poll/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:51:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: tamman2000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/10/30/prop-8-tied-in-new-internal-poll/#comment-54287 tamman2000 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:29:58 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=16630#comment-54287 The bestial argument is so ridiculous, but people seem genuinely concerned about so I have found the best way to diffuse that one is not to point out that is so silly as to be beyond belief. I have had much better results explaining the legal reasons why it would never happen. Marriage is a social contract, why would any creature not legally capable of signing a contract be allowed to marry? The bestial argument is so ridiculous, but people seem genuinely concerned about so I have found the best way to diffuse that one is not to point out that is so silly as to be beyond belief. I have had much better results explaining the legal reasons why it would never happen.

Marriage is a social contract, why would any creature not legally capable of signing a contract be allowed to marry?

]]> By: frazgo http://la.metblogs.com/2008/10/30/prop-8-tied-in-new-internal-poll/#comment-54286 frazgo Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:33:11 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=16630#comment-54286 This was the topic of heated debate last night at happy hour. You know which corner I was in. Half the people were dead set against, their argument in favor floored me. "We have to preserve traditional marriage as what will happen next, people are allowed to marry their pets?". Um...kink9 is already against the law and that won't happen. The other half were on the fence. None could answer how their marriages would be affected if two people in love who happened to be same sex were allowed to be married, they could not answer. I pointed out that not 5 minutes prior we were catching up on every ones activities and it was mentioned a dear old friend not present, Scott was moving into a house with his new bf in Palm Springs. When I asked if it was right to deny him the right to marry the one he loves. They joined me on no on 8. Keep the posts coming Chal. I'll do what I can on my end (already donated more than I could really afford to the cause) and keep arguing the "no hate, no on 8" whenever I can. This was the topic of heated debate last night at happy hour. You know which corner I was in. Half the people were dead set against, their argument in favor floored me. "We have to preserve traditional marriage as what will happen next, people are allowed to marry their pets?". Um…kink9 is already against the law and that won’t happen.

The other half were on the fence. None could answer how their marriages would be affected if two people in love who happened to be same sex were allowed to be married, they could not answer. I pointed out that not 5 minutes prior we were catching up on every ones activities and it was mentioned a dear old friend not present, Scott was moving into a house with his new bf in Palm Springs. When I asked if it was right to deny him the right to marry the one he loves. They joined me on no on 8.

Keep the posts coming Chal. I’ll do what I can on my end (already donated more than I could really afford to the cause) and keep arguing the "no hate, no on 8" whenever I can.

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