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Originally Posted by ratbastid
n the cases you've cited (drinking under 21, voting when it's not legal to), there are very good reasons why those laws are in effect. In the case of allowing gays to marriage, it's pure prejudice.
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Wrong. They're arbitrary laws with arbitrary numbers. The rationale for having such restrictions are that people under said ages aren't mature enough to make responsible choices. That entire premise is false, but I'm not going to go off on a wild tangent. You want to scream discrimination based on sexual orientation? There's mild discrimination against people of age, mental prowess, national origin etc. Point being, all groups aren't treated equally. Therefore, before you pull the "We're not being treated equally!" card, you might want to rethink that stance.
Now, if you would, show me an argument that doesn't boil down to "They have, so why not me?", which is fundamentally flawed.