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Subject: Re: I've already given you the facts about SLC.

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Gene

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Date Posted: 08:09:18 06/18/05 Sat
In reply to: Ned Depew 's message, "I've already given you the facts about SLC." on 17:53:02 06/17/05 Fri

The Gays have the same rights as we do. They just don't have to keep waving it in our faces all the time. If two fellas wanted to get married who weren't gay would that be alright?

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Ned Depew
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Date Posted: 22:00:28 06/18/05 Sat

If we allow some competent, adult citizens the right to form a household and take advantage of all the privileges and undertake all the responsibilities that involves, then we must do it for all competent adult citizens. Otherwise rights are not "equal." It's a pretty simple concept.

Why should gay life partners not have the same rights - to retirement and social security benefits earned in concert, to community property, to act as health proxy, to child custody - that are routinely and unquestioningly awarded to heterosexual life partners?

People are asking for basic fairness, Gene - equal treatment under law - which our Constitution guarantees to all citizens. Where I come from, if you make a promise and you want to consider yourself a person of honor, you had better keep it. Is it different where you grew up?