tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post7479919162436698411..comments2024-01-04T09:55:32.459-08:00Comments on Java Concurrency (&c): A Brief Digression into PoliticsJeremy Mansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04241094734813086257noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-5943199267616951042012-08-21T22:22:03.728-07:002012-08-21T22:22:03.728-07:00I am a libertarian as well, and I do believe that ...I am a libertarian as well, and I do believe that it's not government's job to direct a person's business. That includes, also, government not making its business to tell me whether I marry a man or a woman. Government's job is not to "define" marriage. It is to "execute" nad "recognize" marriage between two individuals regardless of their XOR gender Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-7302525980275904622008-11-07T00:34:00.000-08:002008-11-07T00:34:00.000-08:00I voted no..... very sad that this wasn't soundly ...I voted no..... very sad that this wasn't soundly defeated.burtonatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049781702053733725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-1304346390010451252008-11-06T22:56:00.000-08:002008-11-06T22:56:00.000-08:00It's pathetic.At this point, arguably, we should j...It's pathetic.<BR/><BR/>At this point, arguably, we should just ban all marriages, and find a way for our domestic partnerships to be recognized as marriages federally and in other jurisdictions.Jeremy Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241094734813086257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-28045676574906421402008-11-06T09:32:00.000-08:002008-11-06T09:32:00.000-08:00California, a land of state-sanctioned sex. I am ...California, a land of state-sanctioned sex. I am so sorry for you guys.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069276414328880629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-71008383898342257822008-10-28T08:03:00.000-07:002008-10-28T08:03:00.000-07:00"I know lesbians and gays who have been together f..."I know lesbians and gays who have been together for decades: through pain, and joy, and hardship, and victory. I've seen the love in their eyes when they were finally able to say those vows to each other and have it mean something in the eyes of society."<BR/><BR/>And that is exactly what has the religious right so terrified. If society really sees that same-sex couples are regular people like Kevin Bourrillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900822537110311228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-47003286479816976772008-10-27T23:55:00.000-07:002008-10-27T23:55:00.000-07:00There is very little in Loving v. Virginia (the an...There is very little in Loving v. Virginia (the anti-anti-miscegenation decision) that cannot be directly applied to same-sex marriage, with the word "race" dropped out, and the words "sexual orientation" dropped in.<BR/><BR/>From a constitutional perspective, there is such a thing as a "protected class" of person, against whom discrimination is considered more suspect. In CA, homosexuals are inJeremy Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241094734813086257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-64819730886957139792008-10-27T17:07:00.000-07:002008-10-27T17:07:00.000-07:00your analogy also works. but the issue of race was...your analogy also works. but the issue of race was decided with the 14th amendment. laws could not read:<BR/><BR/>a black person can do this...<BR/>a white person can do this...<BR/><BR/>the equal protection clause would likewise prevent laws like:<BR/><BR/>a man can do this...<BR/>a woman can do this..<BR/>a homosexual person can do this...<BR/>a heterosexual person can do this...<BR/><BR/>but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-64001570679422764662008-10-27T14:13:00.000-07:002008-10-27T14:13:00.000-07:00I'm not entirely convinced of the comparison. No...I'm not entirely convinced of the comparison. Not buying chocolate isn't the same as not being able to make life-or-death decisions when your loved one is in the hospital, or not being considered the legal guardian of your children.<BR/><BR/>Here is, perhaps, a better analogy? "I live in a country where most people marry people of their own race, so the government gives special privileges to Jeremy Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241094734813086257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405107760807432973.post-51732441388230359972008-10-27T12:34:00.000-07:002008-10-27T12:34:00.000-07:00devil's advocate: technically homosexuals have the...devil's advocate: <BR/><BR/>technically homosexuals have the same right to marriage as heterosexuals. no one is saying that a homosexual man can't go down to city hall and marry a woman. <BR/><BR/>think it about it this way...you live in a country that loves chocolate, so the government gives special privileges to people who buys chocolate. people who prefer vanilla can still go buy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com