Post by RS Davis on Feb 26, 2004 8:33:08 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Larry Elder Wrote:[/glow]Two years ago, during his 2000 vice-presidential debate, Vice President Dick Cheney pretty much nailed it. In responding to a question on this issue, he said, "The question ... of whether or not there ought to be some kind of official sanction ... of the relationship or if these relationships should be treated the same way a conventional marriage is – that's a tougher problem ... The fact ... is that matter is regulated by the states. I think different states are likely to come to different conclusions and that's appropriate. I don't think there should necessarily be a federal policy in this area."
Cheney stopped a little short. How about government simply getting out of the marriage-license-granting business? (Ditto for government licenses necessary to cut hair, drive a taxi, open a business or enter a profession.) Leave marriage to non-governmental institutions like churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship or private institutions. Adultery, although legal, remains a sin subject to societal condemnation. It's tough to legislate away condemnation or legislate in approval. Those who view same-sex marriage as sinful will continue to do so, no matter what the government, the courts or their neighbors say.
Our society will endure.
Cheney stopped a little short. How about government simply getting out of the marriage-license-granting business? (Ditto for government licenses necessary to cut hair, drive a taxi, open a business or enter a profession.) Leave marriage to non-governmental institutions like churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship or private institutions. Adultery, although legal, remains a sin subject to societal condemnation. It's tough to legislate away condemnation or legislate in approval. Those who view same-sex marriage as sinful will continue to do so, no matter what the government, the courts or their neighbors say.
Our society will endure.
- Rick
