From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Again, not to be flip about it, but homosexuals remain free to marry > someone of the opposite sex, just like everyone else. > > In my mind, this is at minimum a very salient *legal* difference, > especially given the current reliance upon "equal protection" grounds of > the current pro homosexual marriage arguments I have seen.
Not to be flip huh? Here's a flip for you: Suppose that, in an effort to control world overpopulation (or for some other reason, the reason isn't really important to this hypothetical), the goverment negated legal rights for heterosexual marriages and only extended marriage rights to homosexual couples (a similar scenario was mentioned in the book _The Forever War_... oops, a sci-fi reference... getting too close to on-topic here :-) ). Everyone is free to marry anyone they want from the same sex, but not of the opposite sex. Would you consider that "equal protection"? How would you feel about such a thing? It's called empathy John, try using it. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
