Why would anyone want to get married? Maybe they should replace forced marriage with the death penalty. If they want to save marriage, why don't they make a constitutional amendment banning divorce?<br> <br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Mark Solomon <msolomon@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Even more amazing is the R's are bringing this <br>issue forward now and not in September. They must <br>be panicked by the likely Bush effect on the <br>mid-term election. I'm sure we'll have some other <br>bring out the conservative base issue pop up <br>then, likely abortion or supposed Christian <br>persecution related.<br><br>Mark<br><br>At 6:26 AM -0700 6/6/06, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:<br>>Amazing how Bush talked about this issue before <br>>the last election, then didn't say anything <br>>about it until now, as we get ready for mid-term
<br>>elections. I don't think there's any interest <br>>in discussing issues like the ones you mention, <br>>James. They won't get the political base to the <br>>polls. Christian voters who must have noticed <br>>they've gotten only lip service from Bush aren't <br>>going to show up over those issues; they may <br>>come back if they think he's going to push a gay <br>>marriage ban.<br>><br>>Bush needs those votes to keep the House. We'll <br>>see a lot more about this as we head towards <br>>November.<br>><br>>Sunil<br>><br>>>From: "James Reynolds" <chapandmaize @hotmail.com=""><br>>>To: <vision2020 @moscow.com=""><br>>>Subject: [Vision2020] Gay amendment<br>>>Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 06:18:23 -0700<br>>><br>>>This morning I watched some boneheaded <br>>>congressman touting how a constitutional ban <br>>>against gay marriage will protect marriage. <br>>>Could some of you
like thinking visionaries <br>>>explain what the mechanism would be for for <br>>>this miracle. I fail to see how making a joke <br>>>of our constitution would in any way help out <br>>>anybodies marriage. A couple of things that <br>>>might actually help if the republicans are <br>>>interested are affordable housing and living <br>>>wages. Economic strife is reported to be one of <br>>>the most devastating forces acting against <br>>>successful marriage. I have serious doubts that <br>>>banning anyone from marriage will help help the <br>>>institution.<br>>><br>>>James<br>>>_________________________________________________________________<br>>>It's the future, it's here, and it's free: Windows Live Mail beta<br>>>http://www2.imagine-msn.com/minisites/mail/Default.aspx?locale=en-us<br>><br>><br>>>_____________________________________________________<br>>> List
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