Gay Marriage: A question of Civil Rights
Statement of Peace and Freedom Party Senate Candidate Marsha Feinland:
In the United States, the institution of marriage controls our right to such matters as child custody, hospital visitation, and retirement income. It is also the most common and socially accepted form of a committed relationship between two adults. To deprive any couple of the right to marry is discrimination. We cannot allow discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, just as we no longer allow "miscegenation" laws to prohibit interracial marriage.
As the U.S. Senate takes up a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in time for preelection posturing by the right wing, we should study the poses assumed by the two senators from California. Both Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer were opposed to gay marriages in San Francisco when they were briefly legalized. This time, we will probably see them pointing out that the proposed amendment is "unnecessary," "inappropriate," or "not the business of the federal government."
My position is that a constitutional amendment or any law banning gay marriage is unjust, discriminatory and absolutely wrong. As long as the institution exists, everyone has the right to marry.
Also see:
Pro-War Diane Feinstein, What Are The Alternatives?
indybay.org/newsitems/20.../18302034.php
Marsha Feinland for United States Senate
feinlandforsenate.org/index.php
Statement of Peace and Freedom Party Senate Candidate Marsha Feinland:
In the United States, the institution of marriage controls our right to such matters as child custody, hospital visitation, and retirement income. It is also the most common and socially accepted form of a committed relationship between two adults. To deprive any couple of the right to marry is discrimination. We cannot allow discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, just as we no longer allow "miscegenation" laws to prohibit interracial marriage.
As the U.S. Senate takes up a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in time for preelection posturing by the right wing, we should study the poses assumed by the two senators from California. Both Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer were opposed to gay marriages in San Francisco when they were briefly legalized. This time, we will probably see them pointing out that the proposed amendment is "unnecessary," "inappropriate," or "not the business of the federal government."
My position is that a constitutional amendment or any law banning gay marriage is unjust, discriminatory and absolutely wrong. As long as the institution exists, everyone has the right to marry.
Also see:
Pro-War Diane Feinstein, What Are The Alternatives?
indybay.org/newsitems/20.../18302034.php
Marsha Feinland for United States Senate
feinlandforsenate.org/index.php
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Re: Gay Marriage: A question of Civil Rights
Fri, September 22, 2006 - 1:47 PMI agree with you totally but it is a long way to go before we can regain that right. I really think that the state should focus more on domestic violence, child abuse, spouse abuse, etc. instead of same sex marriage. I mean, most gay couples who have made that lifelong commitment enhence the core value of the marriage-- that is, two persones in love decide to look after with each other for better or worse.
JJ
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Re: Gay Marriage: A question of Civil Rights
Fri, September 22, 2006 - 2:10 PM"As long as the institution exists, everyone has the right to marry."
I would advocate for the total destruction of the institution of marriage as it exists today.
We need the total separation of legal marriage from the church. All legal unions should occur only in the eyes of the state, the only place where our laws are made.
Civil unions for all, but marriage in a church (non-legally binding) if you choose to do so. The communists had this one right.
In fighting for "gay marriage", Feinland only encourages the continuation of this unholy alliance between church and state where a legal union between two people is concerned.
No thanks to either Feinstein or Feinland. They both drag teeth.
:-P
