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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Gay marriage wasn't delayed in ME. The approved gay marriage law was struck down by public referendum. The law asn't delayed, it was defeated.
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After it was signed into law, it just wasn't implemented.
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We'll see. While I agree with you on gay marriage, I dobn't think this POTUS has as much weight (especially with non-liberals) as you suspect.
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Politically Obama needs issues he think can motivate the middle. If Romney moves Right on the issue it will irritate independent voters.
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The only issue I have with gay marriage is this...if you expand the definition of marriage to include homosexuals, by what logic do you not include groups of 3 or 4? Where do you draw the line?
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Modern ethics in the Western World has clearly settled on monogamy as the norm. In this context it would make no difference if you were taking multiple same sex partners vs heterosexual ones.
They're different issues entirely.
-spence
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