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Originally Posted by tjinaz
How about we let all the religious folks keep their "marriage" institution and create something new for everyone else but give them equal protection under the law? If you don't want a church wedding, you can go get "Unionized" down at the justice of the peace. Everyone says it is just words right except those old fashioned religious folks so let them keep what is theirs without corrupting it but give all the others on the secular side their own deal with the same legal protections. Problem SOLVED!
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How about we have the cake, you have the broccoli? Problem SOLVED!!
As for blacks and the 1960s, I think he was referring to the 1964 "Voting Rights Act". Yes, blacks were granted suffrage after the civil war, but many, many states made it near impossible for many blacks to qualify for voting. (Obviously beaten to the punch on that one)