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Originally posted by Gattigap
That's a derivative argument of "because we can."
Not the position I'd have chosen, but if it suits you, fine. Hold it close, and bathe in the warmth of that principled stand.
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I prefer to phrase it as "there is political support for it."
Do you see this as evil in some way? If one believes that the judiciary has, in some areas (not the constitutionally required areas), thwarted the will of the people, what other choice is there?
I am supportive of the right of gays to marry. But there seems to be something unseemly of this being accomplished for the nation by 5 people sitting in Massachusetts.