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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll
Bad. Bad bad bad. But you typically don't put irrelevancies like orientation on your resume. Or, for that matter, irrelevancies like "I've been faithful to my wife" or "I go to church every Sunday".
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I think that the questions of character, honesty, and integrity - not only with respect to the issues
but also how the politician relates to those issues - that politicians run on in their campaigns is a crucial aspect of what motivates citizens to vote for them. Therefore, I disagree that these are irrelevancies when they are dealing with legislation and social climates directly affected by their positions on the issues. Therefore, I think that these statements are tantamount to a resume in terms of issues in the public eye. That is the reason that they run on these issues during their campaigns, etc.
Are you essentially saying that its ok for someone to misrepresent themselves on some issues, but not others? Where do you draw the line, and who gets to decide where the line is?
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Originally Posted by FTA
'Course, drunk driving is a danger to other people. 'Course, if you believe in the drug laws (I don't), there's another good reason to 'out' him. And if you want to get him into rehab, that might maybe be a a third good reason to threaten him with a very public outing. Though I don't know how effective that'd be and a private discussion might be just as or more fruitful. Your comparison breaks down on at least two of these points.
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Those are your points, not mine. My stance on this has nothing to do with my particular leanings on the issues of drugs or sex, but simply on honesty and transparency on the behalf of our politicians with respect to their positions on issues.
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Originally Posted by seretogis
If the word "marriage" is so precious that it couldn't possibly be associated with filthy filthy homosexuals, take it away from everyone and replace it with "civil union." Straight, gay, and other couples could then all get the same "civil union license/registration" and then perform whatever religious, spiritual, or personal ceremonies they'd like on their own to complete their "marriage."
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exactly.