Originally posted by Viss1:You're ignoring the "treatment or consideration" part of the posted definition.
How so? I'm confused. Don't welfare and Medicare policies 'treat and consider'??
Originally posted by Viss1:Whether the treatment or consideration is helpful or harmful to society is what we're discussing. If Medicare and welfare are morally offensive to you, you're welcome to vote for a leader who pledges to ban them. Same goes for your underage marriage example.
Your first post in this thread was a sarcastic reference to 'legislating discrimination'. I guess it was ambiguous, so I'll ask: Do you support the principles that resulted in the vote/law? I don't see how the basic principle of 'discrimination' observed in this amendment is different than that of welfare and Medicare. Except for the fact that this was given a general vote among the people. If you think people voting for amendments to their constitutions is bad, please say so. If not, then don't complain just because the result isn't something you agree with.
And I'm yet to see the debate about whether or not this is good for society.
