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blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Its a Civil Liberty. Its in the Constitution that it should be legal. How are you ok with States banning it? That's in direct contrast.

Is it? The Fourteenth Amendment was used in the landmark case of Loving v. Virginia to repeal anti-miscegenation laws, making interracial marriage legal. But it doesn't exactly cover same-sex marriage. I would like Paul to fully support gay marriage, but at least he's more lenient towards it than the other republicans. I'm not going to quit supporting him just based on that one issue.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

You mostly had me in mind when you referred to comments made by other people? That's odd.

Not really. It just means he thinks the states should block gay marriage instead of the fed.

What's your point? The fact that Santorum sucks doesn't magically make me like Ron Paul.

My point is that he doesn't want to flat out dictate the issue like the other republicans. The others don't even want states to have the right. The only one that is more lenient towards it is Obama, but I still think Paul is better. If it can't be Paul, which it won't, then I'll support Obama. So, looks like I'm supporting Obama.

**Janszoon** · 01-24-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

My point is that he doesn't want to flat out dictate the issue like the other republicans. The others don't even want states to have the right. The only one that is more lenient towards it is Obama, but I still think Paul is better. If it can't be Paul, which it won't, then I'll support Obama. So, looks like I'm supporting Obama.

But, again, the fact that the other republicans suck doesn't somehow make me like Paul.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

But, again, the fact that the other republicans suck doesn't somehow make me like Paul.

It makes me like him more, considering he's the best candidate.

**Janszoon** · 01-24-2012, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

It makes me like him more, considering he's the best candidate.

That's a little like saying he's the least smelly piece of dog shit. And, honestly, I don't even know if he's that.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's a little like saying he's the least smelly piece of dog shit. And, honestly, I don't even know if he's that.

So I guess you support Obama, if anyone.

TheBig3 · 01-24-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Is it? The Fourteenth Amendment was used in the landmark case of Loving v. Virginia to repeal anti-miscegenation laws, making interracial marriage legal. But it doesn't exactly cover same-sex marriage. I would like Paul to fully support gay marriage, but at least he's more lenient towards it than the other republicans. I'm not going to quit supporting him just based on that one issue.

Why doesn't it exactly cover it? Read the 14th Amendment. Tell me why it won't cover it?

States Rights has been horribly corrupted because every time its been invoked, historically, it has been over an issue that wasn't a states right.

ribbons · 01-24-2012, 08:02 PM

Incarcerated murders and child molesters are allowed to marry, but gay people are not? It's disgraceful.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 08:54 PM

That's why the federal government has the power to override when a state infinges on the rights on the individual that are granted by the constitution.

TheBig3 · 01-24-2012, 09:00 PM

Yeah thats fine, but why doesn't it cover gay marriage?

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