• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!
  • Welcome to our archives. No new posts are allowed here.

Mass. Court Allows Legislature to Consider Placing Gay Marriage Ban on Ballot (1 Viewer)

Navy Pride

Navy Pride

DP Veteran
Joined
Jul 11, 2005
Messages
39,883
Reaction score
3,070
Location
Pacific NW
Gender
Male
Political Leaning
Very Conservative
As Yogi Berra once said, "Its not over until its over." That even applies to Gay Marriage in Mass...........Stay tuned.....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202780,00.html


Mass. Court Allows Legislature to Consider Placing Gay Marriage Ban on Ballot
Monday, July 10, 2006


BOSTON — The same court that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage ruled Monday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban future same-sex marriages can be placed on the ballot, if approved by the Legislature.
 
Navy Pride, I have a question for you. If this goes on the ballot and gay marriage is approved by the public (as seems likely), will you stop bitching about "activist judges" since it would be the will of the people of Massachusetts? Or will you just find some other justification for your homophobia?
 
Kandahar said:
Navy Pride, I have a question for you. If this goes on the ballot and gay marriage is approved by the public (as seems likely), will you stop bitching about "activist judges" since it would be the will of the people of Massachusetts? Or will you just find some other justification for your homophobia?
Click to expand...

Here we go back to the old homphobe thing................Hey you forgot bigot..... So very sad that one can not have a difference of opinion with you left wing Libs without being called names..........And we are suppose to be the intolerant ones.....:roll:


What a joke.......
 
That is technically allowed, so kudos for the court for making yet another good decision among many. Seriously, I am not kidding. This was the right decision, just as their decision regarding same sex marriage was the right decision (legally).
 
Navy Pride said:
Here we go back to the old homphobe thing................Hey you forgot bigot..... So very sad that one can not have a difference of opinion with you left wing Libs without being called names..........And we are suppose to be the intolerant ones.....:roll:


What a joke.......
Click to expand...

I am interested in your answering the legitimate question raised--will you stop complaining about activist judges in Massachusetts with respect to this issue?
 
Navy Pride said:
Here we go back to the old homphobe thing................Hey you forgot bigot..... So very sad that one can not have a difference of opinion with you left wing Libs without being called names..........And we are suppose to be the intolerant ones.....:roll:


What a joke.......
Click to expand...

Yeah. You didn't answer the question.
 
Kandahar said:
Navy Pride, I have a question for you. If this goes on the ballot and gay marriage is approved by the public (as seems likely), will you stop bitching about "activist judges" since it would be the will of the people of Massachusetts? Or will you just find some other justification for your homophobia?
Click to expand...

Question for you, if it passes will you call the majority of the population of Mass "homophobes"?
 
Stinger said:
Question for you, if it passes will you call the majority of the population of Mass "homophobes"?
Click to expand...

If it passes, yes. But it won't.
 
Kandahar said:
If it passes, yes. But it won't.
Click to expand...
Oh shut your piehole. They are just of a different culture than you or I...even I have now evolved past calling people homophobe who don't support gay rights (key word rights).
 
ShamMol said:
Oh shut your piehole. They are just of a different culture than you or I...even I have now evolved past calling people homophobe who don't support gay rights (key word rights).
Click to expand...

And people who supported segregation were just of a different culture. That doesn't mean that they weren't also racist.
 
ShamMol said:
Oh shut your piehole. They are just of a different culture than you or I...even I have now evolved past calling people homophobe who don't support gay rights (key word rights).
Click to expand...

Can you explain to me why a human being would not afford another human being the same rights that the human being has?
 
Kandahar said:
And people who supported segregation were just of a different culture. That doesn't mean that they weren't also racist.
Click to expand...
Oh get off your high horse. Eventually people change and we have to allow them to do so.

aps said:
Can you explain to me why a human being would not afford another human being the same rights that the human being has?
Click to expand...
I agree with you so don't attack me. Jebus, I am saying that we can't force our views on other people, much like their can't force theirs on us. It has to be the will of the people on this one, and until they change, that is how it will be.
 
aps said:
Can you explain to me why a human being would not afford another human being the same rights that the human being has?
Click to expand...

Marriage isnt a right -- its a privilege.
 
ShamMol said:
That is technically allowed, so kudos for the court for making yet another good decision among many. Seriously, I am not kidding. This was the right decision, just as their decision regarding same sex marriage was the right decision (legally).
Click to expand...

What the court did this time is leave the issue up to the Mass. legislature which is what they should have done the last time instead of making their own law.......

They got it right this time.........Judges interpret law, they don't make it.......Now its up to the lawmakers and the people of Mass. as to whether Gay Marriage should be legal.......Not activist judges.........
 
Navy Pride said:
What the court did this time is leave the issue up to the Mass. legislature which is what they should have done the last time instead of making their own law.......

They got it right this time.........Judges interpret law, they don't make it.......Now its up to the lawmakers and the people of Mass. as to whether Gay Marriage should be legal.......Not activist judges.........
Click to expand...
Umm...you should listen to yourself. They did not create law. What they did was state that the current law required that they allow homosexual marriage and mandated that the legislature draw that up. Nowhere there do they create law. They did the same thing here-they said that is allowed, we mandate/allow it. IT IS WHAT COURTS DO!!!
 
aps said:
I am interested in your answering the legitimate question raised--will you stop complaining about activist judges in Massachusetts with respect to this issue?
Click to expand...

aps, they got it right this time.........They did what they are suppose to do.....They gave the issue to the legislature branch and the people of Mass..........They interpreted the law and did not make it.............Huge difference.......
 
Goobieman said:
Marriage isnt a right -- its a privilege.
Click to expand...

I thought I read part of the opinion in New York where one of the judges said something about it being a "right." I thought a judge made a comment that a person has the right to marry someone of the opposite sex. I could be wrong though, as that happens every once in a while. ;)
 
Kandahar said:
Yeah. You didn't answer the question.
Click to expand...

I really don't pay a lot of attention to questions from people who call other people names like homophobe.......
 
Stinger said:
Question for you, if it passes will you call the majority of the population of Mass "homophobes"?
Click to expand...

When it comes to the gay marriage issue you are not allowed to have a difference of opinion with him or your a homophobe.......
 
Kandahar said:
If it passes, yes. But it won't.
Click to expand...

I would not be to sure of that there are a lot of Irish Catholics in Mass. who are strongly anti gay marriage, but at least the people of the state get to decide, not activist judges..........
 
Kandahar said:
And people who supported segregation were just of a different culture. That doesn't mean that they weren't also racist.
Click to expand...

That is the usual cop out by the left...........Race is one thing, choice is another.........
 
aps said:
Can you explain to me why a human being would not afford another human being the same rights that the human being has?
Click to expand...

I think you are referring to me and I am for equal rights for all Americans......I just don't think you need to change the definition of marriage to accomplish that......I think most Americans feel that way, even my friend jallman who is gay.......
 
ShamMol said:
Oh get off your high horse. Eventually people change and we have to allow them to do so.


I agree with you so don't attack me. Jebus, I am saying that we can't force our views on other people, much like their can't force theirs on us. It has to be the will of the people on this one, and until they change, that is how it will be.
Click to expand...

You and I don't agree very often but we agree on this one..........
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top Bottom