No according to their religion. And they hate us for the millionth time because their god tells them too.

GA, your ignorance knows no bounds. Their "God" is the same as the "Jewish" God which is the same as the "Christian" God... They just worship him differently.

For once, please, apply your intelligence. (I know you have it, just USE it, please...)

So, yes, having the people's representatives decide something makes it easier to swallow than having a judge hand it down.

Perhaps a little easier.

But I still think it's a bit weak. I mean, I'm supportive of gay marriage like you. I'm also willing to admit that I'll accept it either way: from a courtroom or a ballot box. But that's because I believe that recognizing gay marriages is the right thing to do. Period.

I suspect many anti-gay marriage folks feel the same way, only on the opposite spectrum. It's wrong...either way it's implemented, it's just wrong. Period.

With that said, I do prefer the democratic option myself, but not because it's a vote rather than a ruling. I prefer it because it means a lot of people are coming around to the pro gay marriage side -perhaps for many different reasons- so the gay people who want to get married won't have to go to court in the first place...except of course, for the divorce.

No according to their religion. And they hate us for the millionth time because their god tells them too.

Umm, I hate to break it to you, but we don't decide domestic policy in this country based on "their religion" and while it is true that a dedicated minority of Muslims have perverted their faith and practice the killing of innocent people, that is hardly representative of Islam as a whole or the God that most Muslims pray to...I mean really, if someone around here was directing such bigotry at Christianity, you'd be one of the first people bitching about it...

So according to your logic, we should only pay heed to what the Muslims say when it's about our domestic issues. Anything else, f**k 'em. Right?

No according to their religion. And they hate us for the millionth time because their god tells them too.

A very important point. In most policy courses I've taken, it is recommended that fear of radical Muslim reprisal should be the number one factor in forming new legislation. Thank you for pointing out the folly of these silly New Englanders who, through their flippant legislative process, have brought us all closer to another terrorist strike.

ya that was some comic supernova that you just let me have poopkie, please stop.

Gay marriage, It's gonna make the Muslims love us even more:)
oh happy happy day.

A very important point. In most policy courses I've taken, it is recommended that fear of radical Muslim reprisal should be the number one factor in forming new legislation. Thank you for pointing out the folly of these silly New Englanders who, through their flippant legislative process, have brought us all closer to another terrorist strike.

Mmmm...sometimes snarking feels good sometimes.

Laws you don't like are laws you don't like. But, yes, I'd much rather have the democratic process ban smoking than, say, a dictate from the FDA commissioner.

Similarly, while I support gay marriage, I recognize that the overwhelming number of my countrymen don't. State-instituted marriage is, ultimately, nothing more than society's conferring of legitimacy to the union. So, yes, having the people's representatives decide something makes it easier to swallow than having a judge hand it down.

Take the issue of smoking bans. I'm ardently opposed and the fact that the bans in my state passed via ballot, rather than decree from a judge, doesn't make me like them even more. You won't hear me saying things like, "Well, it passed the vote, so I guess I can support it now."

No. My objections aren't about process. They're about the validity of the position itself. Ask an ardent pro-lifer if they'd change their position on abortion if it was put to a vote. Many will say no.

The snark comment of marriage and society not collapsing and no one being turned into a pillar of salt are premature. I doubt no salt pillars but the societal effect of this change cannot be measured overnight. It is a fundamental change in western civilization and could yet create problems. Most likely backlash from those opposed, further backlash from those for, and most importantly in the courts where discrimination lawsuits will grow exponentially.

Gay marriage, It's gonna make the Muslims love us even more:)
oh happy happy day.

So according to your logic, we should only pay heed to what the Muslims say when it's about our domestic issues. Anything else, f**k 'em. Right?