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Gay Marriage Questions
I haven’t really said much about Proposition 8, the Constitutional amendment that passed in California except to say that strongarming old women and attacking peaceable Mormons is exactly the wrong way for gay marriage supporters to bring people to their cause. However, I will say that had I voted on the issue, I could have [...]
We Need the Government Sanction of Marriage
Richard Epstein asks “Why License Marriage?” and demonstrates why libertarianism, all by itself, is not sufficient to run a country. Epstein’s argument rest entirely in principles of individual empowerment but forgets that an individual, at least here, lives in a civilized society with lots of other people. Those people have a great interest in making [...]
A Note to My Gay Marriage Proponent Friends
Enough is enough. You gave your best shot to defeating Proposition 8. You raised more money than its supporters. You gave your best case for why you should get an exception to the marriage rule that no one else gets. You spent a lot of time laying out your case. You lost. Welcome to democracy. [...]
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