Just Relax wrote:On a personal level I get along with people that vote differently than me. Why do we have to set the other side as evil and label them as somebody we can't have a beer or smoke with? Most us us are good guys that I'd rather sit down and have a beer with regardless of party beliefs than most politician scum that I agree with politically but have no soul so can't be fun to hang with.
On a political level of disagreement as a whole I can only hope that this is the tipping point of extreme viewpoints being what decides elections. We need moderate candidates who can cross lines to make things happen. I tend to swing moderate republican but don't understand republicans that think no democrat has ever come up with a good idea.
I think it's time for the guys in the middle to say gay marriage doesn't really effect me but we need welfare reform to come together with the guys that want gay marriage but also agree that welfare is crazy right now and say we want a candidate that can support both issues. (as a very brief example)
Therein lays the fallacy, when both parties agree the taxpayers are certain to take it in the shorts. What we need is leadership that recognizes the government and more laws is not the answer to all problems.
As for gay marriage, there is no good reason for anyone be required to buy a license to get married. Define civil union contractural requirements if you must. Marriage, as in a church, is up to the doctrine of the church, it should not be defined by the government. FWIW, I couldn't care less if gays want to marry, just don't use the government club to bludgeon people into acceptacnce.