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Yes

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I'd have to think about it

@Mar '13 c 792 comments V 1,140 votes

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v No
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kenzie514

v Yes

Its time to grow up america. Seriously.

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Brandon101

v I'd have to think about it

I'm really not a big fan of making things "rights" and would like to keep as few of them as possible. If we could somehow address the prejudice that sees a difference between gay and straight relationships, like outlawing beating up us gays (and we are so witty!), I would go for that more eagerly, but we live in a brutally stupid time so yes, I guess we need to spell out the rights.

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Bellalovely19

v No

Marriage if for a man and a women, God created Adam and Eve. Not Adam and Steve :P

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HMB1114 voted

v Yes
May 21

jessejaymes

v Yes

Is there one chance in 10 trillion that if gay marriage is a federal right that Politix will stop crying the blues about how abused gays are twice and three times a day on their web site? I have 100.00 right now that says even if gays are allowed to marry, fornicate in the streets during pride parades, if gay male bathhouses are made mandatory for even straights, gay can murder straights at will on the streets, Politix will still be claiming gays are oppressed more than once a day. Have you people ever heard the story about the little boy (no reliable information if he was gay or straight) who cried wolf?

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v No
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MattiMuck

v No

I find it interesting [disturbing] that our society is evolving socially to the point of accepting as natural and moral that which is a deterent of the perpetuity of the species.

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May 20

NoAmnestyEVER

v No

Marriage is an oath TO GOD. It's not a federal right for ANYBODY, straight or gay. Instead of liberals constantly trying to socially engineer our thinking and habits this government needs to stay out of our personal lives completely.

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Kacela

v No

It should be up to each individual STATE as to whether or not to legally recognize "non-traditional" marriages, as the States are closer to the People, and generally the legal and financial implications lie with the State as well.

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southern-rite

v No

its a sickness that needs to be stopped .our kids are the agenda that these people are after ,they know what we think

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LilliB voted

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TerryConklin

v No

Gay marriage is not a federal right. It is a HUMAN right. The feds don't dole out rights like candy. We need to remember the Constitution created the federal government and it serves to protect us from it.

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v No

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kenzie514

v Yes

Its time to grow up america. Seriously.

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Brandon101

v I'd have to think about it

I'm really not a big fan of making things "rights" and would like to keep as few of them as possible. If we could somehow address the prejudice that sees a difference between gay and straight relationships, like outlawing beating up us gays (and we are so witty!), I would go for that more eagerly, but we live in a brutally stupid time so yes, I guess we need to spell out the rights.

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Bellalovely19

v No

Marriage if for a man and a women, God created Adam and Eve. Not Adam and Steve :P

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kenzie514

So you must be a Jew if you believe in the Old Testament. New Testament is for Christians.

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May 21

jessejaymes

v Yes

Is there one chance in 10 trillion that if gay marriage is a federal right that Politix will stop crying the blues about how abused gays are twice and three times a day on their web site? I have 100.00 right now that says even if gays are allowed to marry, fornicate in the streets during pride parades, if gay male bathhouses are made mandatory for even straights, gay can murder straights at will on the streets, Politix will still be claiming gays are oppressed more than once a day. Have you people ever heard the story about the little boy (no reliable information if he was gay or straight) who cried wolf?

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May 20

MattiMuck

v No

I find it interesting [disturbing] that our society is evolving socially to the point of accepting as natural and moral that which is a deterent of the perpetuity of the species.

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May 20

NoAmnestyEVER

v No

Marriage is an oath TO GOD. It's not a federal right for ANYBODY, straight or gay. Instead of liberals constantly trying to socially engineer our thinking and habits this government needs to stay out of our personal lives completely.

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May 16

Kacela

v No

It should be up to each individual STATE as to whether or not to legally recognize "non-traditional" marriages, as the States are closer to the People, and generally the legal and financial implications lie with the State as well.

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May 20

NoAmnestyEVER

Here in the loony land of California we voted gay marriage down, not once but twice, just like we voted down all benefits for illegal aliens. And in Arizona voters overwhelmingly voted to enforce the immigration laws the Obama refuses to. But somehow in today's America the will of the voters isn't worth much, it's automatically overturned by the Obama administration and his cronies in the Supreme Court. Whoever says that America is a democracy doesn't have a clue.

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southern-rite

v No

its a sickness that needs to be stopped .our kids are the agenda that these people are after ,they know what we think

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alaboy55

I guess I don't need to ask you whether or not you're serious; people have to realize that, for better or worse, there are friends and relatives who feel they must keep an important part of themselves a secret because other family and friends are petrified that they know someone who's gay. This is a time when there needs to be open dialogue among all parties. Something that never happened in my family because a string of failed heterosexual marriages were preferable to having somebody in the family who was gay. Being gay is not an agenda--it just is what it is. (Just like being straight is..)

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May 9

TerryConklin

v No

Gay marriage is not a federal right. It is a HUMAN right. The feds don't dole out rights like candy. We need to remember the Constitution created the federal government and it serves to protect us from it.

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May 2

BossTweed

v Yes

As long as Churches aren't forced into sanctioning it if it conflicts with their beliefs I think Gays certainly have the LEGAL right to marry just like any other American.

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May 2

fraps

v No

This is a States Right issue. I believe in Gay Rights. I believe in Polygamy. Actually what I really believe is that any voluntary mutually agreeable relationships between people should not be restricted by either the Federal or State Governments. But, the Constitution seems to give the various states the right to make laws in these areas. I would vote for a constitutional amendment that eliminated the right to have states define what constitutes a marital relationship. The only interest the State has is to know who is responsible for children in their state. That is satisfied by having a filled out birth certificate. I have different, much different religious ...

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Apr 30

alaboy55

v No

It shouldn't be a federal, state, or local right--it should be a human right.

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Apr 29

treedcat25

v Yes

The 14th amendment guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens. Marriage confers more than 1,000 legal privileges and responsibilities which all consenting adults should be able to obtain.

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Apr 29

busseja

v No

It is not their job to dictate that is left to the states. Variety is the spice of life.

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Apr 27

Prime_Meridian

v No

No, it already IS a federal right. The right to Equal Protection Under the Law, the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, etc. Regardless of a human being's race, creed, color, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, a human being should enjoy ALL rights equally alongside of other human beings. No laws need to be passed. Attitudes and in some cases, laws need to be amended.

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Apr 25

harold_lloyd

v Yes

Why not?

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Apr '13

Aftermath

v No

Seriously????????????????

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Apr '13

Ddawg

v Yes

people with personal or religious agendas are not allowed to have a negative impact on the liberties of others.

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Apr '13

topicdebatres

v Yes

May we be reminded of separation of church and state. Since when did the church have a legal standing or defines what is considered marriage? It does not. The courthouse defines your marriage with your marriage certificate and license issue from the state court. I don't understand why the same argument against gay marriage is always this religious one i.e., Marriage is between a Man and A Women, It's against God etc. . These are all mute points! No matter how Catholic, Christian or Pagan define marriage for that matter , it does not provide any clout of what all these Gay rights are trying to aim for as they are asking for the same legal rights. they are not askin...

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Apr '13

SilktheAbsent1

v Yes

Someone please explain to me, in non-religious (aka. in constitutional) terms, why is it wrong to allow two consenting adult humans in a committed, loving relationship to be married? Marriage is, after all, a human concept, so it seems to me that by denying it, people are declaring them to be non-human. Now, keep in mind that I am NOT talking about religious marriage, since there always seems to be that in the background. Rather, I am talking about CIVIL marriage, which is the type that is legally recognized. Remember, in Loving v. Virginia, the US Supreme Court ruled that marriage is a basic human right. To settle for anything less than basic human rights is t...

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RollinPapers

v No

Should pedophilia be a right? Bestiality? No! Gay people can love whomever they please but the rest of us shouldn't be forced to recognize their abnormalities by approving it with marriage.

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Mar '13

DARSB

v Yes

As we learned from the civil rights movement of the 1960s, in order to assure the rights of all Americans it takes a government that includes all Americans.

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Mar '13

Denizen_Kate

v Yes

The right to marry the person of your choice is part of our guaranteed right to "life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness." California's Prop 8 is unconstitutional. It matters not what a majority vote dictates when that vote negates the constitutional rights of any minority.

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Mar '13

Ranger-06

v No

one man one woman as it has always been as it is in the bible

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Mar '13

DerivePI

v No

No, the Feds have no business meddling in state affairs.

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Mar '13

Speedieg

v Yes

If straight marriage is protected so should gay marriage. None of the people who disagree with gay marriage have a valid argument against it. Its all based on bias, prejudice or some ridiculous religious reason.

B2

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Mar '13

DavidRobertson

v No

Marriage should not be a matter involving the federal government.

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Mar '13

methinks

Sorry, but equating homosexuality to bestiality is ridiculous. I think more straight women get it on with ponies and rottweilers than lesbians...just saying. Gay people can't change who they are attracted to just you and I can't change who we are attracted to. If God made us who we are, then He made gays right alongside straights.

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Sonny

v Yes

Yes, of course---By law it should ALREADY be a "Federal Right" ---People have a right to marry whom ever they like------no matter what state they reside in. And if the states can't get that right---then the Feds MUST step in and force them into compliance....

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Mar '13

Mr_GO_HERD

v Yes

The fact that people are so against gay people marrying legally is hilarious. They claim its to protect marriage. Protect it from who? It's already a coin flip away from being a divorce yet they insist on keeping it away from evil gay people. Get over it.

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