Vermont, D.C. Gay Marriage Decisions Give Conservatives Reason for Hope, Fear

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soundtracks of AL 6:28AM July 17, 2009

Very interesting site. Hope it will always be alive!

soma south yarra of HI 6:56AM July 04, 2009

The funny thing is, you don't even realize you've refuted your own statement, and proven mine.

Michael Eldred of VT 2:00AM April 11, 2009

These legendary African-Americans thought they were fighting to free their people, but it turns out, a bunch of San Francisco liberals know what their hearts and souls even better than they do! When MLK said he had a "dream" he meant he was not dreaming that black people would be treated as equals, he was dreaming that two guys could shack up and give it to each other up the butt and that the federal government would teach your kids that this is a good thing. When Frederick Douglas spread the virtues of freedom for slavery, he wasn't trying to end slavery, he wanted to see a handful of gay activists telling Americans children that homosexuality is OK. That's what he wanted! Not freedom from slavery! Don't be silly!
Thanks for the history lesson.

Smooth Jazz of NY 12:12AM April 10, 2009

A lot of people seem to believe that civil rights are about race. But civil rights are the rights that we all have by virtue of our citizenship. One of those rights is to equal protection under the law. It applies to all, regardless of race, sexual orientation, political affiliation, national origin...

Mike Eldred of VT 8:49PM April 09, 2009

The civil rights movement was about racism towards blacks. Gay marriage is about two gays using the federal government to make society recognize their relationship with each other. The two have nothing to do with each other. The race = sexual preference assumption is a staple gay rights talking point, and it's also totally false.

Smooth Jazz of NY 12:17PM April 09, 2009

@ Mart,
You get your propaganda confused with reality. Who said that a Democracy and a Republic are two different things? We live in a democracy, since the voice of the people can alter the Constitution. Granted we cannot alter the Bill of Rights, but just about everything else but that.

Smooth Jazz of NY 12:15PM April 09, 2009

Smooth Jazz of NY, I guess you haven't checked close enough.
We live in a Federal Republic - not a Democracy, even though the popular idea, more and more, seems to be this is a Democracy.
Also, same sex marriage may be a popular idea in the media, fringe activists, and governmental wranglings; it is not the majority belief concerning an accepted standard of living in households and society. Most American family traditionalists are too disgusted with the issue to say anything.

Mart of KS 3:55AM April 09, 2009

smooth jazz, using the legislature is the democratic process. We the people elect them to represent us. Think back through history, if all the people had a chance to vote, we would not have had womens' voting rights, an end to segregation, etc. Sometimes the will of the majority is wrong, especially when it comes to civil rights.

patrick of VA 1:31AM April 09, 2009

I understand you may not agree on this issue. I don't care what your religious views, your political views or your social views are, I am an American, raised with good values. I love my family, including my same-sex spouse. I'm not asking you; I'm telling you - we are entitled to the same rights under the constitution that you are. Have your opinions, I have mine. Just as all minorities have struggled and overcome in America, so we will too.

Patrick of TX 11:22PM April 08, 2009