If gays marry, and you don't like it, you can ignore it, no big deal. We all have to ignore things everyday in society that we don't like. But depriving gays of marriage is not fair to them, just because YOU don't believe in it! You're not even involved. Just let them do what they want. Don't penalize them for your beliefs, not everyone shares them. And don't come back and say I'm contradicting myself by saying that not everyone shares the same beliefs- you're right. But I think people who are against gay marriage ignoring it everyday, especially since it doesn't involve them, is fair as opposed to depriving gays of their rights. Balance the scale.

On the other hand:
Obama 52% McCain 47% = "a Landslide"

Let me throw in a history lesson

"The economy is much worse than we thought".....Bill Clinton 1993
Two sentences before proposing a major tax hike...

"the economy is much worse than we thought"...Joe Biden 12/2008

Your comments make me sick. To even suggest that gay people are into animals justifies your lack of intelligence and understanding.

you know that stuff was made up, right?

None of it's real... I can understand if this was the 1700s or something but we have.... science now.

Anything arguments you had that existed before the state constitution existed are pointless.... so this whole 'since the beginning of time' or 'in the bible' man and woman argument is silly.

Don't spout off your misinformed "voters' will" garbage, either. The will of the founding fathers (who have somehow become near-deified in modern America) was for blacks to be considered three-fifths of a person. We changed it because we came to realize that it was stupid. It does not matter what voter opinion is. Public opinion was once strongly against blacks marrying whites and women voting. Equality transcends the proportion of prejudiced fools who scream about how evil and threatening something that doesn't involve them is. It's about unalienable rights, not government "permission".

Black students needed military escorts when let in to public schools. If the National Guard has to be there for the first gay marriages in Hickville and Howdy-Doody-City, so be it. Fact is, change is coming, and your children and grandchildren will look upon you close-minded bigots the same way we look on our pro-segregation ancestors-as heartless monsters.

Same with the Gays in the Military issue. In 1993 when Bill Clinton tried to lift the ban against gays in the military, only about 52% of the population agreed.

Gays are increasingly accepted as part of the fabric of our society.

And that's a good thing.

Oh and everyone's like "Why aren't civil unions good enough"...um, ok, then make it that way for everyone. If you don't want other people to be married so badly, why do you belittle the fact that they do? Seriously its unnerving and also-there were laws in many other civilizations and countries that matched the Ten Commandments (even in BC) so yeah, killing and stealing has pretty much always been against the law, so I don't know where you're going with that argument.

The real problem is that most people, and I'm pretty sure you are one of them, believe that being gay is a choice. The only way that we will get past this is to somehow prove that being gay is something you're born with which is very difficult. But even then it may not be enough with the aversion to science by religions.

Signed...a disabled woman veteran, a former Police officer, an EMT, a Volunteer firefighter...a LESBIAN.

The margin they're referring to is 53 to 55 (not the points between for and against).

20 countries and 5 US states recognize civil unions. It must be working somewhere.

James in Nebraska, how does polygamy or marrying an underage person hurt you either?

Linda in MS, so you mean that spending lots of money can influence a vote outcome? Wow, wonder who would be President Elect if Obama had kept his promise to use public financing.

It's hatred in the name of Jesus.

I am a Democrat, Catholic, wife, mother & grandmother..... 50 plus. Here is the thing that most people who want to allow Gay marriage do not understand, Marriage is a Sacrament. To those of us who are religious and from traditions that are ancient Marriage, we believe was designed by GOD, for a man and a woman.

For us, Christians, marriage is SACRED. That does not mean, that I hate anyone! I believe that Civil Unions should be allowed, that Gay people should be allowed to adopt children.

Asking Christian whom have believed that marriage IS sacred to change, simply so that some people can have 'their way' is like asking Jews or Muslims to believe there are many gods! Not possible.

Why is it that Civil unions are not enough?

Why not leave Church and State divided, you want to marry, marry in the church. Or IF you want a secular or civil union let a judge marry you. Everyone would be fine with that, since SO many people are unchurched any way!

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas!

Of course its not good enough because they want to change the religious institution. Secretly its about changing the ideology of the religious institution. That's why civil unions are not good enough.

It amazes me that there is still a group of people, in this day and age – in the United States, that are discriminated against and denied equal rights. I hope it is overturned

I absolutely agree!!....its just a trick to try and force the religious institutions to recognize homosexuality and approve of their lifestyles. First the religious institutions must recognize same-sex marriage. Then what's next; the church will be forced to not speak out on something that they do not approve of. They try to call it a "civil right" to make it look like they are the victims and draw a sympathy vote (which most Americans have fell for). But really they are an overbearing, very powerful community that is trying to FORCE their ideology onto others. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! This is not a "Civil Rights Movement", and as a black man I am HIGHLY offended that you would compare this mess to what took place many years ago. This is just a group of people that is trying to force their alternative lifestyle onto the American public.

You rushthuglicans have no idea what Democracy is all about, do you.

and

2) @FreeNLovIt – "Same-sex marriage is forbidden in the Bible."
Chapter and verse please....

Vicki… How about if before you get on your ideological high horse and try to preach down to the rest of us, you educate yourself. Pick up any newspaper or log onto any news web site and research the topics about which you hope to enlighten others. Because you come across like a moron. It is well documented that civil unions do not work and do not give anyone the rights and privileges everyone–gay or straight–deserves. Wise up.
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Not using it to slam anyone, but this is my point. There should be NO rights or privilages for MARRIAGE, at ALL. The only privilage there is, is being the spouse of your loved one. Government giving special treatment to married people is asenine.

So why don't we do this, and I'm serious: Remove ALL special rights and privilages that marriage grants, and then lets see if this is really an issue any more.

It's a bond between two people and should have ZERO effect from a legal stance. I voted for Prop 8 on those conditions. I agree that we currently have protected status for married couples of opposite sex, but I think we should do away with that as well.

There's more to it people. Not everyone who voted for prop 8 has something against gays. Get married if you like, don't...but don't go around expecting special treatment because you are married (that goes for straights and gays alike).

Sincerely,
Happily Married

Nobody is inventing any rights. There is no reason why a union between a man and a woman should have LEGAL rights with respect to taxes, inheritence and their children while a union between two same sex partners gets none. Throw them out of your intolerant medievil religious institutions if you want, but they're equal in the eyes of the law.