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Originally Posted by sotonin

marriage offers tax breaks and other benefits

Would you be against same-sex unions, with the same benefits of marriage? Something like that would seem more likely to appease both sides.

Originally Posted by sotonin

marriage is and always has been between 2 people that love each other

I think history might argue with that oversimplification, but anyway..

Originally Posted by sotonin

i don't care what gender they are, the government should have no say in it, what-so-ever. It's none of their business

I am not talking about you here specifically, but when I hear this I have to wonder what one's view on polygamy, beastiality (not to be too graphic), etc, is. Just about everyone has certain moral lines that they hold to, but those lines differ between us. It is okay for them to say one is bad, and another is not, but then to turn and say that it is not okay for someone else to say one is bad, and another is not?

Originally Posted by sotonin

People get married every day just to stay in our country, at least these homosexuals actually respect the communion of marriage unlike those immigrants.

And there is plenty of domestic violence between couples. Does poor behavior justify any other behavior, good or bad, soley on the fact that it exists? At least those immigrants respect marriage enough not to marry someone of the same sex. Anyway, soto, you know I love you, but sometimes I feel inclined to be the opposition.

Now I am going to simplify with my own little tangent, and since it's a political season -- There are two factions, the right and the left.

The right compares past and present, noting values that have been lost through time. They look to the future, and see one with a confused direction. Many of our new freedoms are not freedoms at all, but vices.

The left compares past and present, and sees how far we have come with acceptance, freedom, and diversity. There is always a line that must be crossed, or a goal that must be obtained, in order to progress.

There is always talk of partisans coming together, uniting the country. Does anyone believe this will happen, under any leadership? Woof, a longer post than intended. Sorry!