Who Here Supports Legalized Gay Marriage?

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vladbot

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It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.
 

CrazyDe1

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

What if I said you're disturbing to me? Would it be fair to ban you too?
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.
Oh dear Lord, help us all.

So does that mean since some white people have problems with black people, they shouldn't be allowed to marry eachother? You think our government has the right to make such a law?

You see "gay lovers sitting outside" all the time, you doofus. You just don't realize it. And if they were married, you still wouldn't realize it.

TEH NOES! THE GAYS ARE.... GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!

OMGIMIGHTBECOMEHOMOSEXUAL!
 

kami333

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

Yup. So we should outlaw gays too.
 

Klixxer

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

And if they are not married they won't be sitting outside?

Just try not to stare at them, i can understand that you are curious but it's rude.
 

bluemax

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Originally posted by: Vic
Just another stupid issue from another selfish special interest group that will further divide the American people while the barbarians continue to gather at the gates...
 

Kadarin

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

Nomination for the above as the dumbass comment of the day.

vladbot, what does marriage itself have to do with whether two people decide to sit outside? :confused:
 

minendo

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

STFU Troll.
 

SmoochyTX

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

::sarcasm on::

But what about the homosexuals having to suffer the emotional damage of watching the hetero's outside sticking their tongues down each other's throats and groping each other? You don't think it affects them????

::sarcasm off::
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.
Don't you think they should be able to, though? If two people are living together & operating as a family unit, I don't think it should matter what sex they are. They should still be able to recieve the same social benefits etc as everybody else, don't you think? I don't really see how it can be any other way, if this is really to be a free, indiscriminatory country. It's fine if we don't call it "marriage", since that seems inheirently tied with religion, but that's a realitivly minor matter.
 

Klixxer

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.

The question is, would it even be noticeable?
 

imported_KirbsAw

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Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

They let gay people outside now? jk

But really, when i was in school we went on a field trip and we stopped in San Francisco, there were gay people holding hands. Years later we're all disturbed :roll:
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.

The question is, would it even be noticeable?
I don't think it would be. It's easy to make that assumption, since many people see it as "us" and "them". They imagine "them" moving into the same category as "us", and they don't like that, or something. I don't know.

How would gay people raise insurance premiums & taxes? If anything, the culture is more conservative than the rest of society.......
 

Ryuson99

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I feel disturbed when I see two guys holding hands and even worse kissing but I still don't think that we should take their rights away. I have gay friends and they know that it disturbes me so they try to keep kissing to a minimun even though I aways tell them don't worry about it kiss all you want as that is your right and who am I to try to take that away from you. just because somethings bothers me does not mean it should be banned, and your statement about seeing gays outside, do you not see them already their is no law saying they can't be together you know, what is it that really bothers you, is it the ring on the finger? Is that whats disturbing.
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.

The question is, would it even be noticeable?
I don't think it would be. It's easy to make that assumption, since many people see it as "us" and "them". They imagine "them" moving into the same category as "us", and they don't like that, or something. I don't know.

How would gay people raise insurance premiums & taxes? If anything, the culture is more conservative than the rest of society.......
Sigh... as the smallest example, it is typical with most employer benefits to include coverage for the spouse at little to no cost to the employee.
Next example: 7 years of marriage entitles the widowed to full survivorship Social Security benefits for life, including disability.
One more: military pensions and benefits with full survivorship rights.

Not noticeable? Hardly. Gay marriage will cost the taxpayers many, many billions of dollars, though the full impact will take some years to materialize.
You think this is about some civil rights? Let's all not be so naive...

This is not "us" and "them". This is about the exploitation and destruction of a custom that has existed since the dawn of humankind by a single special interest group in a major wealth redistribution coup.
 

Ryuson99

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.

The question is, would it even be noticeable?
I don't think it would be. It's easy to make that assumption, since many people see it as "us" and "them". They imagine "them" moving into the same category as "us", and they don't like that, or something. I don't know.

How would gay people raise insurance premiums & taxes? If anything, the culture is more conservative than the rest of society.......
Sigh... as the smallest example, it is typical with most employer benefits to include coverage for the spouse at little to no cost to the employee.
Next example: 7 years of marriage entitles the widowed to full survivorship Social Security benefits for life, including disability.
One more: military pensions and benefits with full survivorship rights.

Not noticeable? Hardly. Gay marriage will cost the taxpayers many, many billions of dollars, though the full impact will take some years to materialize.
You think this is about some civil rights? Let's all not be so naive...

So really you just don't like the idea of more people marrying because the same thing you said does not only apply to gay couples but to straight ones as well.

your point is meaningless
 

Klixxer

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Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: vladbot
It affects straight people too, since you will see gay lovers sitting outside which could disturb people.

No, idiot. The only way it will affect straight people is through higher taxes and insurance premiums, as married gays take advantage of the legal and monetary benefits of being married.

The question is, would it even be noticeable?
I don't think it would be. It's easy to make that assumption, since many people see it as "us" and "them". They imagine "them" moving into the same category as "us", and they don't like that, or something. I don't know.

How would gay people raise insurance premiums & taxes? If anything, the culture is more conservative than the rest of society.......

I believe you are correct, the effects would not be noticeable. However, even if they were that is not a good enough reason to discriminate against gays imo.
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: Ryuson99
So really you just don't like the idea of more people marrying because the same thing you said does not only apply to gay couples but to straight ones as well.

your point is meaningless
Well... if I had my say, none of those benefits would exist, and I could care less about gay marriage. But then of course the gays wouldn't want to marry ;)

For the record: I'm straight, in a long-term relationship (now 6 years) with someone of the opposite sex, and not married (no common law in my state).
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: Klixxer
I believe you are correct, the effects would not be noticeable. However, even if they were that is not a good enough reason to discriminate against gays imo.
They are not discriminated against. That's propaganda. They have the exact same right to marry that the rest of us do.