Originally posted by dnewma04:In essence, that is exactly what they are looking for. The gay people I have discussed this with could care less about the term as long as they get the legal benefits (and detriments) that heterosexuals receive with marriage.
Unfortunately, their movement does not reflect this.
According to people within the movements, it does. The movement on the other end to pass amendments like this are the people forcing the action. Status quo wasn't all that bad until these movements started on the conservative side to get the conservatives to the polls. Then the other side took notice and started standing up for themselves before things got entirely out of line. Everyone knows that the front that both sides put up allow no room for compromise. It's like the Big 3 fighting the UAW, in the beginning, there is no negotiation until crunch time hits and the bottom line is effected on both sides. But in social issues like this, only one side has any reprecussions to deal with, and it's the minority. Maybe James can comment on this issue as a member who probably knows the ins and outs (no pun intended) of the homosexual side of this argument. At this point, it seems that you, like most other conservatives, are concerned about the definition of a word rather than equal rights for minorities. In my opinion, the majority in this case has their priorities all messed up.
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