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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:06 PM Original message |
What, exactly, does banning same-sex marriage really accomplish? |
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quispquake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. It will shore up the homophobic vote for the Republicans... |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent essay! |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Hey, cool! It's there now! |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Hey, I must have a lot of pull |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. a bone for the mouth-breathing self-hating fundies to gnaw on |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. bingo |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. superb! |
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olddem43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:14 PM Original message |
Mostly, its just to create a huge controversy to |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. his daddy used the flag-burning ammendment scam for the same thing |
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fdr_hst_fan (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. AMEN, brother! |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. It appeases Bush's base of homophobes and religious whack jobs. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yep... I had that conversation last night at the Moveon phone party |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. it saves on health insurance costs... |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. wouldn't more people be paying into those programs? |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I don't know how it would play out.. |
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SeattleDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. actually, there's a good argument to allow gay marriage |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. there you go |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. {applause} |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
16. get back up there |
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Lindsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 05:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. In fact, I believe it will help the economy |
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MsUnderstood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 05:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Mass and SF, CA has had some influx of cash |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Please submit this as a LTTE to your local paper |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Great Post ! |
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Cugel the Clever (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
22. I hope this bigoted posturing bites the Repugs on the ass! |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 11:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I think they believe that being gay is |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 07:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Welcome to DU, Cugel the Clever! |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
25. They don't actually care about banning it... |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Takes people minds off what the hell he |
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