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- From: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
- Subject: Re: Presidential talk
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.172727.2663@b11.b11.ingr.com>
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- Organization: Intergraph Corporation
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:27:27 GMT
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- >> >> But as long as the state is
- >> >> going to recognize SOME marriages, it's going to have to recognize ALL
- >> >> marriages.
- >>
- >> >Say, between an Albanian herdsman and his favorite sheep? One involving an 8
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >> >year old child? Anyone really think there should be NO line drawn ANYWHERE,
- >> >other than this gentleman?
- >>
- >> Who's to say? Any attempt to draw such a line would be to impose a set
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >> of morals on people who may not share them. For the time being, I see
- ^^^^^^^^^
- >> nothing wrong with any two people who claim to be married being
- >> considered that way for legal purposes. Of course, why should marriage
- >> be restricted to couples? Better the government just butt out.
-
- The fact that this particular thread of conversation even takes place
- and is typed with what I believe are straight faces, is further
- evidence that the planet is in the toilet and Mr. Tydibowl is waving
- goodbye.
-
- Who's to say???????
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