But when you are driving your car and make a wrong turn, no one in the buildings you pass can take control of your car and steer you into a wall. It is totally possible for a computer user to mistype a url, open a false site and recieve a deluge of popups (which may create temp files on your PC) before there is anything that they can do to stop it.
Unless Steven Spielberg ends up directing the movie, then Megatron will transform into a Walkie Talkie, or NERF Nerf, just so kids don't get the wrong idea.
Why can't the moderate Republicans join the Dems? The thing that both helps and hurts the Dems is the fact that they are a more accepting party. They aren't one homogeneous (christian) group, and Clinton proved that Dems can be fiscally responsible without stiffiling business.
I think it is just as reasonable (if not more so) that the fiscal conservatives and more socially moderate Republicans to switch to the Dems. Of course Tom DeLay will promptly work to restructure their districts so they can't will a new term, but thats not the current thread.
Well if we extend your thesis out, and apply the mentioned docs (specifically the seperation of church and state) then the Government has no right or reason to write a federal law that specifically bans gay marraiage.
There are a number of groups (like the Mormons) that have a view of marriage that is contrary to the "Traditional" model. I don't agree that their beliefs should be infringed upon anymore than any other group, but no one is proposing a Constitutional amendment to stop polygamy. Local governments write the laws that govern their population and it should end there.
Do the Republicans really care about Gay marriage? I don't think so. I think that the whole thing is a dirty and hateful way to polarize people into your camp. Its like saying your either with us or against us, or asking when you stopped beating your wife. The question is boolean, on or off, yes or no, when in truth the issue is not.
If my church sees fit to bless a gay union, then I can find a new church or donate more at collection and that is my vote on the issue. Why does the government need to get involved? Property rights.
If marriage didn't bring with it a number of rights (transfer of personal property, tax advantages, and other legal rights) then your argument that it isn't a right would be valid. But since a number of RIGHTS are tied to that PRIVILEGE then creating new amendments to take away protections is by extension denying rights to Americans.
I agree that there is a tremendous amount of "virulent hate without much rational thought or reason", however the Republicans are the guilty party. My supporting data comes from the Oklahoma senate race where the biggoted candidate won the election.
I continue to operate under the assumption that god ferring people are tolerant and open to the idea that everyone/thing was created by god, but this is not the view that red state residents have.
"Moral Values" and "Traditional Families" have become synonyms for denying equal rights to all americans. The first 10 amendments are called the bill of rights, but now we want to start creating amendments that will take away protections and rights for some americans.
You may be saying that I haven't specifically mentioned homosexuality, and this is intentional since the reason for the biggoted discrimination is really just as arbitrary as hair color or religion.
I do agree with your doubts about Pres. Bush personally raping and murdering people in Iraq, but mainly because of the logistics involved in an undertaking of that size.
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But when you are driving your car and make a wrong turn, no one in the buildings you pass can take control of your car and steer you into a wall. It is totally possible for a computer user to mistype a url, open a false site and recieve a deluge of popups (which may create temp files on your PC) before there is anything that they can do to stop it.
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Unless Steven Spielberg ends up directing the movie, then Megatron will transform into a Walkie Talkie, or NERF Nerf, just so kids don't get the wrong idea.
Why can't the moderate Republicans join the Dems? The thing that both helps and hurts the Dems is the fact that they are a more accepting party. They aren't one homogeneous (christian) group, and Clinton proved that Dems can be fiscally responsible without stiffiling business.
I think it is just as reasonable (if not more so) that the fiscal conservatives and more socially moderate Republicans to switch to the Dems. Of course Tom DeLay will promptly work to restructure their districts so they can't will a new term, but thats not the current thread.
Well if we extend your thesis out, and apply the mentioned docs (specifically the seperation of church and state) then the Government has no right or reason to write a federal law that specifically bans gay marraiage.
There are a number of groups (like the Mormons) that have a view of marriage that is contrary to the "Traditional" model. I don't agree that their beliefs should be infringed upon anymore than any other group, but no one is proposing a Constitutional amendment to stop polygamy. Local governments write the laws that govern their population and it should end there.
Do the Republicans really care about Gay marriage? I don't think so. I think that the whole thing is a dirty and hateful way to polarize people into your camp. Its like saying your either with us or against us, or asking when you stopped beating your wife. The question is boolean, on or off, yes or no, when in truth the issue is not.
If my church sees fit to bless a gay union, then I can find a new church or donate more at collection and that is my vote on the issue. Why does the government need to get involved? Property rights.
If marriage didn't bring with it a number of rights (transfer of personal property, tax advantages, and other legal rights) then your argument that it isn't a right would be valid. But since a number of RIGHTS are tied to that PRIVILEGE then creating new amendments to take away protections is by extension denying rights to Americans.
I agree that there is a tremendous amount of "virulent hate without much rational thought or reason", however the Republicans are the guilty party. My supporting data comes from the Oklahoma senate race where the biggoted candidate won the election. I continue to operate under the assumption that god ferring people are tolerant and open to the idea that everyone/thing was created by god, but this is not the view that red state residents have. "Moral Values" and "Traditional Families" have become synonyms for denying equal rights to all americans. The first 10 amendments are called the bill of rights, but now we want to start creating amendments that will take away protections and rights for some americans. You may be saying that I haven't specifically mentioned homosexuality, and this is intentional since the reason for the biggoted discrimination is really just as arbitrary as hair color or religion. I do agree with your doubts about Pres. Bush personally raping and murdering people in Iraq, but mainly because of the logistics involved in an undertaking of that size.