Across America, voters are rejecting gay marriage. People who don’t want me to be able to get married see this as a victory. “The American people,” they tell us, “don’t want gay marriage."
What if the American people hadn’t wanted women to vote? What if the American people had preferred whites-only restaurants and blacks-only seats in the back of each bus?
The popular thing to do isn’t always the right thing to do, and the right thing to do isn’t always popular.
Across America, voters are rejecting gay marriage. People who don’t want me to be able to get married see this as a victory. “The American people,” they tell us, “don’t want gay marriage."
What if the American people hadn’t wanted women to vote? What if the American people had preferred whites-only restaurants and blacks-only seats in the back of each bus?
The popular thing to do isn’t always the right thing to do, and the right thing to do isn’t always popular.
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With half of all marriages failing, I doubt anyone would vote for heterosexual marriage if put to a vote today either. I think marriage licenses should have expiration dates and each party should decide if they want to renew without penalty.
To me, the most interesting thing to come out of the gay marriage debate is what it will do to divorce law. What will happen to child support and alimony with non-traditional marriages? Courts will no longer be able to blindly default to women and the ‘wife stays home to raise the kids like it’s 1950’ mindset. Many of these laws are so skewed in favor of women that it’s unbelievable. When gay marriage is passed, this will have to be addressed too.