Gay-Marriage Supporters Take to Streets After Ruling

“I don’t know how many times it’s going to take for the judges to listen to the will of the people,” said Jorge Riley. This is appalling. Judges do NOT listen to the will of the people, it's their JOB to decide when the will of the people (be it in the form of referendum, law, etc) is unconstitutional. As a matter of fact, they shouldn't even know the will of people so that it doesn't influence the decisions. I mourn the death of informed democracy. Reply

What the hell happened to "do unto others"?? Why can't this whole sorry-ass world leave every one else alone? Damn all you "religious, self-righteous, self-appointed 'leaders'. If you could just keep your mouths shut (that includes you, Rush) the rest of us could get along. Reply

Allow gay marriage... just don't ever allow gay divorce. Reply

sph... I will grant you the 14 amendment "equal protection" idea if the gay community were being persecuted legally. My problem with equating this with the civil rights of the 60's is absurd. Why? because blacks were systemically abused. Gay plight is just not the same. At least MLK did not think so. Excuse the appeal to authority. Robn... denying the use of the term Marriage is not a civil rights issue b/c it does not deny them anything gay peeps don't already have. ie. If you and your partner want to join a health club, --no problem. You want to join an art society, or attend university-- no problem. You want to be publically transported from place to place. --no problem. Car Loan, mortgage, tee time, drink from a water fountain that worked, all --no problem for the gay community. That was not true for the black community. Theirs was a legitimate struggle. Fondue... I was not saying that I am better than others, I am just laying out what I see as a rational thought. I thought since this was a public forum where the free exchange of ideas take place that maybe I would give mine. But I guess ideas that are not harmonious with yours will be cut off as self-righteous? Also just as an aside. Theologically speaking, God has said there is only one true God, ( His Words, not mine. cf. ten commands) so technically the God I worship is also your God. Ithurman..."Why can't this whole sorry-ass world leave every one else alone?" What happened to practice what you preach. If you sent damn (to hell) the religious, righteous leaders you would be here with lawless unrestrained immoral followers, simple question-- do you want that? Reply

At least you are trying to communicate and not simply condemning, newsrmandan. But your logic fails on most counts. Let's just take the last one-- if I understand you it is that without religion we would be victimized by lawless, immoral hordes. Yet European societies are much less religious (far fewer church goers) than the US, yet their murder rates are much lower than ours. Reply