Thread: Vote yes on Prop 8

Originally Posted by Merlock

More so, you don't have sex with those you don't love, and marriage is about love, not sex.

This doesn't make any sense.

Originally Posted by bcomp

Just want to throw this out there: any homosexual couple in the state of California can enter into a domestic partnership, which is exactly the same as marriage in a legal sense, except for the title of course.

I feel the title "marriage" should be reserved for - as it has been throughout history - couples that are biologically capable of reproduction, which is the basis of society.

Now please don't misunderstand me, I firmly believe that no law should prevent homosexuality from existing, nor do I believe that it should be prejudiced against, only that legislation should not be based on undefinable concepts like "love" or "happiness." Hell, even heterosexual marriage (in a legal sense, mind you) isn't based on love and never has been, only on the undeniable, physical reality that a man and a woman can produce citizens to populate and benefit countries.

I'm voting yes on Prop 8 because I feel that heterosexual marriages provide the framework of society and should be clearly defined to ensure societal stability.

Don't call me a bigot, a hater, a gay-basher, or biased, intolerant, or naive because I'm not.

Though please, do respond. I'm interested to hear any counter-arguments to the reasoning I've given. Just be sure to maintain logical consistency, yeah?

Ban sex before marriage, unwed parents, childless marriages, and barren/sterile people from becoming married; otherwise you're just a hypocritical bigot.