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- 23 May 06
- 3:36 pm
whoa there johnny. I live in Massachusetts and the right for my gay friends to marry is still very important and many people, not just those directly affected, still care very deeply about that right. Moreover, and keeping with your point, they continue to care even after having gained the right. Why? Because (in the case of gay marriage) it is not a right that is immediately relevent to all gay people, and yet one that many people (and those of us who care about and support them) hope to take advantage of one day. As a straight person I have …

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- 09 Aug 05
- 8:36 pm
Sorry Lefty, I have to disagree here. As a Democracy, we vote for a government that represents us as a country and a body politic. If our government, or a fraction thereof, has deprived a citizen of the right to vote (or to speak/worship/etc) then we as a populace are complicit. If we don't approve of this, as a collective culture, then we remove the government (or fraction of it) that has offended and replace it with one we approve of. The USA has taken away voting rights in Fla, Ohio, Texas, etc etc etc. Either we approve of this behavior, …

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