inignoct wrote:
] ] This proposed amendment, regardless of what Bush or its
] ] backers say, would impose a complete ban, at all levels
] ] of government, on same-sex marriages. While Bush claims
] ] it's necessary to handcuff "activist judges", the
] ] amendment would prevent the will of the people -- in the
] ] form of state legislatures -- from providing those
] ] benefits if they so chose.
]
] [ Preposterous. And the best part? The majority of people
] will support it. Interestingly, the numbers for 18-29 year
] olds are almost exactly the reverse of the overall numbers.
] This is an ongoing problem with politics. The young permit
] the old to set the agenda, meaning we'll have to go back and
] change it all in 20 years. Granted, the baby-boomer situation
] is going to put the young at a numerical disadvantage, but
] still, apathy is not your friend. -k]

Ryan-- I might add, despite claims otherwise, the proposed language would, in fact, ban all legal indications of marriage for homosexuals as well. So, civil unions would also not really be allowed.