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Submitted by Bernie, Jun 25, 2007 16:40

The comments on this article are mostly debating the rights of gays to marry and therefore entirely off topic. The issues that are discussed in the article would be a problem, if the legislation was writing anti-gay laws as well.

The disturbing point of the article is that our elected officials decided not to consult the public on a major hot-button issue. Whether the religious right (or the public) is pro or against gay marriage is immaterial to the article. Why is it, that elected officials are writing legislation on a hot button issue and decide to circumvent the public hearings? In what other areas are elected officials advancing special interests to the detriment of the public.

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This whole notion that the Gay community is on one side of this issue and the "religious" community is on... [MORE]	Chuck Anziulewicz	Jun 23, 2007 09:25
Let's not. Religion is a private affair. This is not the Middle Ages. Most gay men set far better examples... [MORE]	Lutz Barz	Jun 23, 2007 07:14
One of the great ideas at the heart of the American democracy is the notion that the civil liberties of... [MORE]	Mitchell S. Gilbert	Jun 22, 2007 21:29
Let's be honest. The whole debate about same-gender partnerships began when insurance companies refused to pay medical and death benefits... [MORE]	Enough	Jun 22, 2007 09:59
Their is no doubt that Speaker Silver pushed this bill without any concerns for the religious communities. The religious communities... [MORE]	Bob	Jun 22, 2007 05:35
Same sex marriage is a civil rights issue. What on earth does it have to do with the whims of... [MORE]	Popo	Jun 22, 2007 04:49
Civil unions are a CIVIL RIGHT. They should give gays all the civil rights of marriage, and if they don't... [MORE]	Jim	Jun 22, 2007 18:24
Religion has nothing to do with civil marriage, which is what the bill addresses How anyone thinks that two people... [MORE]	Joseph Lipschitz	Jun 22, 2007 03:34
The comments on this article are mostly debating the rights of gays to marry and therefore entirely off topic. The...	Bernie	Jun 25, 2007 16:40
The issue of the rights of gays to marry is hardly off topic. You're last sentence, In what other areas are elected... [MORE]	Joseph Lipschitz	Jun 27, 2007 17:56

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