Comments on: Vermont Nixes Veto, Legalizes Gay Marriage

Becomes 4th State To OK Same-Sex Marriage After Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto

[bajajohn1]

Omded: You must mean the Republicans calling you names and threatening violence,and just being... totally cruel and unusual.

[stevesinca]

Those who say marriage was about property are the ones who have studied history. In fact, that is why priests could not marry. The church did not want their property to go to a spouse upon death, but remain in the hands of the church.

[bajajohn1]

Who cares? Who died and made You God?

[skyk-2009]

WRONG!

...but thanks for playing, Raftie, please enjoy these parting gifts . . .
Posted by davicar2 at 12:29 PM : Apr 7, 2009

LOL Sure! YOU give me ONE History Professor who DOES NOT agree with his assessment. You can pretend as long as you want but the LEGAL CONTRACT that IS a Marriage does NOT change... ask any divorce attorney you wish too!

[bajajohn1]

davicar; Foghorn Leghorn is my hero. I ain't no chicken boy--that theres the chicken.

[craigh41]

For those of you saying same-sex unions are okay, just so we don't "denigrate" the term marriage, I'll remind you of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision more than 50 years ago: separate is NOT equal. Unless a marriage is a marriage is a marriage, you're setting up a second-class status for gays and lesbians. I know that's how many of you prefer it, but the time for that is running out. You're on the wrong side of history.

God bless you, Vermont! We love you, even down here in the South.
Posted by fmg334 at 12:16 PM : Apr 7, 2009

Once again a piece of history is mis-stated in a veil attempt to prove a point. Seperate but not equal was true in education - but providing exact rights in exact ways just under a different heading is MUCH different. You make it sound like the use of the term marriage somehow blinds people to the fact that the individuals are same sex - it will remain obvious for the world to see - naming it the same thing doesn't change that.
Marriage is a term that should only be used when it fully fits a situation - when it is used in the religious sense, same sex marriages don't apply.

[omded]

Good job Vermont! You are one of the first states to rise above the discrimination of good people. 30 years from now, you will be hailed as one of the states with the courage to stand up and do the right thing. You will be hailed as a state that led the way to equality for all. You will be hailed right along with the states that broke down the racial divide back in the 1960's, and the gender divide before that. You are indeed the star of our country today!

Fear not, for those people of questionable mental stability will call you names, throw insults at you, and even threaten violence against you, but they will not prevail. Good always triumphs over evil, and, even though it will take time, those who decry your recognition of equal rights for all will go away, just like the Ku Klux Klan did. Army Of Good, celebrate this fine day, but, brace yourselves, for evil still lives among us, and a long, hard road lies ahead before the day when the evil discriminators are completely gone. Abominations remain in our midst, and they are the Anti-Gays.

[skyk-2009]

hes the unforgiving ,unyeilding,underappreciated heavyweight champion of cbs news forum
Posted by rtist4merlyknwndannyc1975 at 12:27 PM : Apr 7, 2009


Well thank you very much and YOU are without a doubt the biggest DITTO HEAD on the boards... Now don't you feel good?

[skyk-2009]

Who do I think I am?
I'm the Vicar...haven't you been paying attention?

Tell `em who I am, Dannie!
Posted by davicar2 at 12:24 PM : Apr 7, 2009


YAWN!! Is there a point here OTHER than your head?? LOL

[skyk-2009]

Throughout history, marriage's most improtant purpose was to manage property rights. In America's own (European) heritage, marriage was mainly a business agreement between families, with arranged marriages. Throughout most of history, marriage had little to do with reproduction and certainly had nothing to do with love.
Posted by rafterman1 at 12:23 PM : Apr 7, 2009


VERY accurate!! You get an A Plus on your History!