Quote Originally Posted by ICantSpellDawg View Post
This argument is about what kind of relationships Americans recognize as special and unique enough to receive benefits from government. We do not have consensus on this, but nearly all of us can agree to disagree and stop having the government view specific types of relationships as special. Equality.

I want to exorcise government from everything in America but the basics, creating a devolution of responsibility and power into the hands of the people. This approach does just that. Stop supporting gay marriage, start supporting civil benefits for anyone who wants them, irrespective of number, irrespective of relationship type.
The evolution of your opinion in this thread is kind of sad. The reason for governmental recognition of marriage is to promote family creation and social stability. Instead of looking rationally at the issue, including the ever-growing body of research on gay relationships, and slightly altering the institution to recognize contemporary social norms and our national inclination toward equity and inclusion as was done with interracial marriage, you want to burn the house down. It's a fair enough position, but the thought process behind it is... well, again... sad, as it is not based on libertarian principle but prejudice. Yay for consensus, though.