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Old Jan 17, 2005, 05:36 am   #233 (permalink) (top)
tinybear
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tinybear, you are very thick. If you want to contend that gay’s rights are up for a vote then your rights are up for a vote. And that means your right to live. If you don't think that your right to live with equal treatment under the law is something that people should vote on then to say that we should all do it for gays is just utter hypocrisy.

We go round and round on this. It is obvious that you are a hypocrite. It bothers you but still you think that allowing people who desire to stop other people from enjoying their rights by way of a vote is just a peachy keen way of dealing with the problem. All I can say is that your education has failed you.

Starboy
A very common debate technique (and one which I do not personally endorse) is to put forward a premise which is untenable, claim that is what your opponent is advocating and then proceed to shoot it down (in the process calling your opponent an idiot, hypocrite or loser). *Sigh*

I said the scope and extent of rights affecting the recognition of a social institution such as marriage can be understood differently at different times in history and from time to time when it is perceived by some that the scope of that right ought to be extended because the community at large thinks it should, then I say let's ask the community what it thinks. That's all I'm saying. I never said that a person's life can be put to a vote.
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