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Originally posted by seretogis
It genuinely disturbs me when people compare the debate over "gay marriage" to the freeing of slaves. It's the equivelant of comparing Bush or Clinton to Hitler, and just as ridiculous of an argument.
It is not even a civil rights issue, though liberals would love it to be -- it's an issue of the government pushing its nose where it does not belong. It is as unconstitutional for government to regulate marriage as it is for it to regulate what sexual acts two (or three, or twelve) consenting adults enjoy together.
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I agree with you on some points -
I firmly believe that it is a civil rights issue, but not to the extreme of slavery. My statement before simply dealt with other civil right battles from the past, trying to substantiate my beliefs regarding "tradition" as the excuse to oppose it.
I agree with you that it does come down to the government regulating things in areas where their nose doesn't belong.
Civil Rights
pl.n.
The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship, especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and by subsequent acts of Congress, including civil liberties, due process, equal protection of the laws,
and freedom from discrimination.