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Originally Posted by Aquila
LOL
This and some of the other comments, like sending them to an island, all sound good and get a laugh. But it's not realistic.
I work for the government. The government is real guys. I'm one of those bureaucrats that crunches numbers all day and tries to fund government programs and contracts. I work with the local city commission and issue funding memos etc., so I know many local government officials and how the system around here works. Here's the problem... we can't put them on an "island". And even if we said "No", they are here to stay and they have no plans on stopping their push for the rights they believe they are entitled to as Americans. They are going to push for all out full blown marriage if it goes to the courts. Do you want them to win that? Do you trust that decision in the hands of 9 justices who already have proven that they lean liberal/libertarian on social issues and civil rights? I don’t. I look at it like this. This is politics. Politics is about acceptable compromises to get the job done and move on without tearing our society apart. I strongly advise supporting civil unions. This provides a legal institution whereby they can receive all the same rights and classifications of marriage…without legally being defined as “marriage”. Once they have this “civil unions” they will have no grounds upon which to approach the Supreme Court. They get their rights…we get to keep marriage defined separately from their lifestyle. It’s a win/win situation.
You mentioned telling someone that someone has to be the “grownup here”. Well folks, that’s what’s truly called for here. They are not going to back down. And they are not going to go away. They are going to push for full blown marriage… unless we can reach a political compromise. That’s what it’s going to take. But the question is… are we grown up enough to accept it, move on, and preach the gospel?
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The "compromise" already exists. And I'm puzzled how you can equate my solution of "politely saying 'No'" with the obvious hyperbole involving the island.
And I'm not impressed with your memo writing and numbers crunching when you're posting to the Internet while on the taxpayer's dime.
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