Then legalize same sex marriage, dummy

[The Lurker Below]

open a big ol' can of worms.

Most issues deserve to be discussed on the merits of that issue alone, not on those that may possibly be related to it. Is gay marriage ok, yes or no? I remember back in 1994 there was a huge outcry about the assault weapons ban and the resulting loss of rights that would follow. Everything was going to be banned after that. Didn't work out that way. The ban came, and went, and nothing more was made of it. Based on the outcry at the time though, one would expet that the Constitution, the government, and all life as we know it were in serious danger.

When the issue of group marriage comes up for discussion, then it's merits should be considered without thought of gay marriage.

I agree with you, I also think gay marriage can and should be implemented with minimal fuss.

edit - Actually I want to rant some more. I never bothered to respond but on the facebook somebody posted something that annoyed me. There were a couple implications that I took issue with. They started with something like "even if gay is a choice, what difference does that make, we allow people that choose to be assholes to marry." First, I don't believe that people wake up in the morning and decide that today they want to be an asshole. I believe that their genetics and environment has shaped them to respond as they do. Secondly, it pissed me off that they used the term asshole. Now readers of that are going to relate gays to assholes, which is way off base. I wish that person had used the term "brunette lovers" instead.