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Originally Posted by Derwood
And I think it's un-American to use the Constitution as a tool for inaction. It sickens me that people take the document that our country is built upon and twist the idea of "enumerated rights" as a crutch for their own agendas.
Of course it doesn't matter that the Founding Fathers were white or slave-owners. I was being glib. But it's unbelievable to me that when it comes to health care (or gay marriage, or whatever "liberal" issue is at hand that day), people so readily say, "well, the Founding Fathers didn't specifically say they could have XXXX, so fuck them!"
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To this, I would say that inaction has nothing to do with this. Just because you see something that bothers you doesn't mean it bothers everyone else. You assume that what wrongs you is somehow globally wrong and requires action, and that your concept of what is right must be right in general.
Do me a favor and don't lump me with all conservatives. I have zero issues with gay marriage. I have many gay friends and just made a new one at work last night. He's a dude, that's all I care about. What people do in their own homes or what contracts they bind with others is none of my business. I no more care if they worship satan, become a priest or marry another man, or decide to go straight for personal convictions, or stay single and hit the nightclub scene.
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No arguments there Will, you have a point.
RB, I have to get ready for work. I'll hit the forum later, I gtg, no time to read.