tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post5921966528889043717..comments2023-11-03T08:53:55.510-04:00Comments on New England Mamas: Today, I am nervous.Chicky Chicky Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-81284390896609337522007-06-19T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:37:00.000-04:00MBD,I appreciate your respectful disagreement. To ...MBD,<BR/>I appreciate your respectful disagreement. <BR/><BR/>To be precise, marriage itself is never mentioned in definitions of either civil or human rights. But the issue of gay marriage is one concerning both civil rights and human rights. Not either/or.<BR/><BR/>From the American Heritage Dictionary:<BR/><BR/>civil rights: pl.n. The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship,Namitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476552972162497517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-15750215392976045582007-06-19T09:20:00.000-04:002007-06-19T09:20:00.000-04:00I respectfully disagree.Marriage is a civil right,...I respectfully disagree.<BR/><BR/>Marriage is a civil right, not a human right... and in my little corner of the world, it's a sacrament. I'm not sure it's fair or appropriate to equate gay marriage to slavery.<BR/><BR/>Also, I am well versed in how the democratic system works -- sometimes it works well, and I'm sure you'd agree that sometimes ... not so well. <BR/><BR/>I signed one of the Mrs Big Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011708546823480537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-82422117488594429632007-06-18T14:41:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:41:00.000-04:00“the right way to get it” is the way we all used o...“the right way to get it” is the way we all used our democratic system. Getting in touch with our representatives, talking and discussing, signing petitions and calling and writing letters. Then it was up to our representatives to judge which action to take. The first vote around, they supported the ban. The second time around, enough people had spoken and called and written those representativesNamitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476552972162497517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-28154825932660082222007-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:002007-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:00Mercy of the voters?We live in a democracy -- I th...Mercy of the voters?<BR/><BR/>We live in a democracy -- I think people should get to vote.<BR/><BR/>When "the powers that be" don't think that the citizenry is smart enough to make an informed decision and vote.... we are all in trouble.<BR/><BR/>I understand that you are happy with the outcome, but.... I'm not sure that this was the way to get it.Mrs Big Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011708546823480537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-47992887568604643582007-06-15T07:17:00.000-04:002007-06-15T07:17:00.000-04:00I too am so happy to live in Massachusetts right n...I too am so happy to live in Massachusetts right now. I just can't believe how many people are wasting their energy fighting gay marriage. Really, in the few years since it has been legal, has the state gone to hell in a handbag? Are all school children dreaming of becoming gay? Such a ridiculous fight; let people marry!Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-50445696374456675582007-06-15T00:26:00.000-04:002007-06-15T00:26:00.000-04:00Fanfuckingtastic!!!! I love this state.Fanfuckingtastic!!!! <BR/><BR/><BR/>I love this state.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-83619865847035711042007-06-14T22:41:00.000-04:002007-06-14T22:41:00.000-04:00You all are keeping my hopes alive for some sanity...You all are keeping my hopes alive for some sanity in this country.Amie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-76898287519234236462007-06-14T21:45:00.000-04:002007-06-14T21:45:00.000-04:00Yeah, I was watching all afternoon, too. Holding m...Yeah, I was watching all afternoon, too. Holding my breath, but from what my state rep (Kay Kahn) said, it was going to be defeated by a huge margin, and it was. I blogged about it just a bit ago. <BR/><BR/>MA just totally rocks!margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-57886158927289528522007-06-14T14:48:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:48:00.000-04:00Thank the flying spaghetti monstah! :)Thank the flying spaghetti monstah! <BR/><BR/>:)karriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296823423014444325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-6685511227624030782007-06-14T14:36:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:36:00.000-04:00WhooHoo!!!WhooHoo!!!Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272050448549694245.post-37488432100954720982007-06-14T14:20:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:20:00.000-04:00Good luck! :)Jane, Pinks & Blues GirlsGood luck! :)<BR/><BR/>Jane, Pinks & Blues GirlsPinksandBluesGirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227588614069311168noreply@blogger.com