This is coming from one of Bill Clinton’s senior political advisers, James Carville. Carville is largely regarded as the driving force on Clinton’s 1994 campaign against Republican George Bush. And I feel this quote, regardless of Carville's party affiliation, sums up much of the resolution this social issue needs. As mentioned in the comments of the previous entry, no one’s rights are being violated. You do not have to get married... I have also heard a man on the bus mention that “the country would be overrun by homosexuals”. This was on a bus in Italy, miles from the Vatican City. So religious sentiment there is quite strong, although wildly inconsistent. And absurd and childish as this statement may seem, I somehow doubt that this man stands alone in his views. However this has not proven true in Holland. I dare even to say that the opposite have been proven: since gay marriage was allowed in 2001, the yearly number of marriages has decreased year by year (source).
It is my honest, and hopelessly optimistic, opinion that people should be able to put aside their beliefs on homosexuality and allow gays to marry. They are not asking for a ceremony in your local church. They simply want to live their lives together, in a state recognized by society.
Promising first steps were taken in the state of Vermont, where civil unions were implemented. A court decided that the lack of marriage for same-sex couples was discriminatory.
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I agree that I think people are missing the point of gay marriage. Homosexuals don't want to get married to gain the blessing of others, they want to get married for the governmental benefits that go along with a marriage license. It horrifying to hear the stories of the things that can happen to happen to people because their union is not recognized solely for the fact that they are of the same sex. If one of the partners dies, it is hard to legally determine who their belongings go to because there has been no binding governmental contract. It may not sound like a big deal, but there have been occurrences where the adoption of a child was under the name of one partner, and after there death the child was not left in the care of the other parent. I am completely for gay marriage and think it is doing an injustice to 10% of our population to not allow them to marry who they will.
Also James Carville is the man.
Make that "1994" a "1992". Ouch.
I completely agree with random. It is not as if by allowing gay marriage it means that straight marriage is out the window....as if people will become gay because gay marriage is now legal. It is ridiculous to think that two people who have shared a life together for however many years would not be legally recognized by the government when it comes to property or possessions or family. I just don't understand, what is so wrong with same sex marriage? I mean, I am straight but I don't know how the government can differentiate due to physical body parts.
Good words.
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