Do the right thing and support gay marriage

What does girl scout cookies have to do with gay marriage ?? The no news times at it's best.. You people can mess up a soup sandwich. Please don't shut down,,where else can I go for a good laugh ??? the news is out of date and irrelevant,, the other papers have the real news. DNT is now just a not so funny joke. No I don't want a free paper when I shop at "Big Y"

Same sex marriage should be allowed and we should allow liquor sales on Sunday. Let's eliminate the death penalty too.

Is it not time for the State of Connecticut, with its wealth and progressive population, to step into the modern age? C'mon guys, let's get with it!

same sects marriage

Stop forcing the gay beliefs and agenda down my throat. I have no problem with gay people I have many friends that are gay and we see eye to eye on matters. They respect my beliefs and I respect theirs. As for me one man one woman makes a marriage. This is the problem today where people just cannot go about in doing their business but take it to the next level where the public is forced into making them believe what ever the agenda, is what you must support. And this is done by attacking anyone that opposes them such as churches, and any other entity that does not support the agenda.

"Yeah OK" should please learn to take his or her own advice: Go about your business and let others do the same.

DEAR YEAH OK:

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads as follows:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

So please tell me what Constitutional justification you can find for denying law-abiding, taxpaying Gay couples the exactly same legal benefits and responsibilities that Straight couples have always taken for granted.

And while you're at it, please explain how providing Gay couples those same benefits and responsibilities harms Straight couples.

Yes, it's time to support civil marriages in America.

And kudos to New England (sans RI) and Iowa for supporting marriage equality and fairness.

This summer I will be officiating for many couples who are coming to CT to wed from CA, VA, LA, NY and DC because they aren't allowed to do so in their own home states just yet.*

Cheers, Joe Mustich,
Justice of the Peace,
Washington CT USA

http://justicesofthepeace.blogspot.com

Are you listening Mr Obama?*

Chuck Anziulewicz wrote:

DEAR YEAH OK:
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads as follows:
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
So please tell me what Constitutional justification you can find for denying law-abiding, taxpaying Gay couples the exactly same legal benefits and responsibilities that Straight couples have always taken for granted.
And while you're at it, please explain how providing Gay couples those same benefits and responsibilities harms Straight couples.

. I would cite the due process of law, that you mention, that makes civil unions legal but should ban marriage.

Well said, Al.

Al has a tail wrote:

Gays are like the blacks. People choose to avoid them.

Al has a tail wrote:

I post to myself under different names that I stole, on all threads, because no one likes me.

We know you're pathetic,FREAK!!!!

"Gay" used to mean "happy", now it means angry folks who are sore at everyone with any sexual discretion.

Knowing "Gay" people and disagreeing with marriage. Every one should see where they are coming from, these men or women share homes, money, children and lives together the same as men and women relationships but at the end when one dies they don't have it as easy when family doesn't consider what they had real therefore they are standing up for there rights as humans to make what they have official. Really the ones who want to marry don't live different than married couples, it is the single ones that make you say hmmm....

Chuck Anziulewicz wrote:

DEAR YEAH OK:
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads as follows:
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
So please tell me what Constitutional justification you can find for denying law-abiding, taxpaying Gay couples the exactly same legal benefits and responsibilities that Straight couples have always taken for granted.
And while you're at it, please explain how providing Gay couples those same benefits and responsibilities harms Straight couples.

And where does it say that there is a right to be married? It doesn't.

Marriage is between a man and a woman and has been since there was such a thing as marriage. 70% of Americans support civil unions and would support civil marriage, which could provide gay couples with equal protection under the law as het marriage. If that was what this issue is about, it could have been settled a long time ago, but that's not what it's about. It's about gays wanting their relationships recognized as being as normal as traditional relationships, and for many Americans, for a variety of reasons, it isn't going to happen. Forcing laws through the courts won't change minds and hearts, either.

You want equal protection? Then persue civil marriage, domestic partnerships (which many hets would also prefer) or civil unions. And then everyone would have equal protetion under the 14th amendment.

I think Gay Marriage is the single most important issue for young men and women in Bethel. Who cares about the economy as long as Bethel is a welcome home for married gays with children in the school system. They spend more money than straight couples and support education vehemently since many of them are teachers. Come one - Come all!

I agree, marriage is between a MAN and a WOMAN. I don't mind if they allow civil unions, but don't change or try to re write the constitution to the benefit of a minority group. No one is stopping you gays from doing your thing or getting civil unions, but you want more and more. Be thankful for what you gays have and stopping your whining.

Please Explain wrote:

We do not teach our children that being an alcoholic is an alternative life style.
We do not teach our kids that smoking is an alternative to healthy living.
We do not teach our kids that murder is an alternative to peace.
We do not teach our kids that pedophilia is an alternative sexual preference.
WHY do we need to teach our kids that Gay Marriage is an alternative life style? Gays, of course, should have all the rights and freedoms that all of the above mentioned have.
Please explain.

Please explain why you make analogies from something that is "alternative" to another in a harmful way? Is your thinking cap on? How dare you compare homosexuality to murder, pedophilia, smoking, or even alcoholism. Please explain how you came up with these in relation to Gays? Please explain your reasoning and background on these relations.

Do the right thing and support tort reform. In order to protect anyone who wants to get married we should reign in the costs associated with the dissolution of these unions. Standardize divorce settlements and the costs associated with them.

Just H3r3 wrote:

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Please explain why you make analogies from something that is "alternative" to another in a harmful way? Is your thinking cap on? How dare you compare homosexuality to murder, pedophilia, smoking, or even alcoholism. Please explain how you came up with these in relation to Gays? Please explain your reasoning and background on these relations.

If you are saying we SHOULD teach our children that a man marrying a man and having xxx as they do is an acceptable alternative to man & women --- and that they should try out the various alternatives to find the one they like --- then I ask you to explain.

Skip my previous examples and lets try blindness. Do we teach children that blindness is an "alternative" life style? We do teach our children about evolution. If we all evolve into gays I guess it's the end of the debate. Don't jump to the usual conclusions. Gays deserve respect, legal rights, freedom etc etc just like the blind , infirmed, murders, straight folks and every other human ---- except maybe the fetus (for you libs).

I'm just concerned about teaching our kid to try it out . Take your best shots.

Gay is great.

Gay marriage is both an anomaly and an aberration!!!