[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally posted by CrzyCanuck@Dec 9 2004, 01:29 PM
So who will pair up with the minority liberals to get this passed? Free vote? Bring down the government?

(I' like getting my news from CP!)

My guess is a free vote. This is exactly the kind of issue that requires one, because it goes directly to the morality of peoples beliefs. As I said in an earlier thread, I'm for it in everything but name. Call it a civil union, call it whatever, but Marriage has a certain connotation that I think should be intact. Give them whatever rights/responsibilites come with marriage but don't call it that. In fact, there is a way around the situation. Why change the definition of marriage at all? Why not just write a new law that gives gay couples the same rights and call it something else. That way, you aren't messing with the traditional form of marriage, and you are still recognizing the rights of gay people. Of course then comes the hornets nest when a guy and his chick want to get one of whatever the gay people get to call it.