http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090407/ts_nm/us_gaymarriage_vermont_3BOSTON (Reuters) – Vermont lawmakers on Tuesday overrode a veto from the governor in passing a bill that would allow same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the state to become the fourth in the nation where gay marriage is legal.
The Vermont House of Representatives passed the bill by a 100-49 vote after it cleared the state Senate 23-5 earlier in the day. In Vermont, a bill needs two-thirds support in each chamber to override a veto.
You are aware of my opinion on the matter.
The proponents of gay marriage say it's about fairness, I suppose.
Okay. Let's say we have two towns. One has a bridge and the other does not have a bridge. The town without the bridge demands to have a bridge. Why should one town get to have a bridge when the other should not have a bridge, right? Shouldn't the town without a bridge have a bridge?
It depends on what the purpose of a bridge is.
There is a reason why the town without a bridge does not have a bridge: There is nothing over which they need to place a bridge. No river, no chasm, no nothing. The town should not have a bridge because it does not need a bridge.
So the answer to the question of "should not all towns have equal access to bridges" depends on what the purpose of a bridge is.
The purpose of marriage is to promote the stability of the family. A family is comprised of a mother, father, and children. "That is Ogg's woman. You no touch Ogg's woman or village elders beat you with sticks. That is law. You leave other man's woman alone. And Ogg must feed his babies. That is law."
There is no function to gay marriage. It doesn't do anything that cannot be achieved by other legal means, such as durable powers of attorney, etc.
Although I can argue it the other way and tell the good conservative folks of the land not to get too self-satisfied: Their little slut daughters are always knocked up and going unwed. Why, I cannot seem to find a single eligible girl to marry who doesn't already have some other guy's baby, and who isn't on welfare.
I refuse to toil to feed another man's child. My genetic material comes first.
Your society is doomed because the family failed. The family failed because marriage was not enforced on little slut girls and their no-count, loser boyfriends.
We need fewer gay marriages around here and more shotgun marriages.
CLEAVE TO YOUR WOMAN AND FEED YOUR CHILDREN. LET NO ONE TEAR ASUNDER YOUR FAMILY.
