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Reply #49: But I don't think that supporting a ban on it IS politically expedient. [View All]

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benevolent dictator

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Mon May-30-05 04:01 AM
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49. But I don't think that supporting a ban on it IS politically expedient.

It's not, and most progressives I know and hey, even most moderates I know would not vote for any so-called Democrat who wanted to ban same-sex marriages.

Supporting same sex marriages may not be that popular, but civil unions are, which you said weren't. Most polls show that between 60-70% of people support civil unions for same-sex couples, so why go for banning it?

I saw that you refuse to support a ban on it, but I was still a bit miffed that you could think of ways to rationalize our positions on guns and abortion, but couldn't take the time to think up a similar argument for same-sex marriages.

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