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Originally Posted by loquitur
What I do think is that it's probably inevitable, so all this wailing and gnashing of teeth about it will probably seem anachronistic in ten or 15 years. So my view is "stop fighting it, it's here and spreading, and all you're doing by fighting it is making a nuisance of yourself."
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It's a shame that we'll have to wait 10-15 years for this matter to be cleared up. Pretending gay marriage is an ethical gray area and getting bogged down in fighting over it prevents us from dealing more actively with real ethical and political dilemmas.
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Originally Posted by loquitur
However, it's always better to have social change happen organically rather than have it imposed by judicial fiat. This country was well on the way to liberal abortion laws before the issue became a festering sore as a result of Roe v Wade. The fundies rode that hobby horse for thirty years, maybe more. Had Roe just kicked the issue back to the states, we would have ended up as a practical matter with a setup similar though not identical to what we have now (available, with restrictions), but without the social "issue." With any luck we can avoid that sort of "hot button" with gay marriage.
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The California Supreme Court's decision to allow same-sex marriage wasn't political or ethical, it was simply based on the law and precedence. This discussion seems familiar....
