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To: DManA
The meaning of words in general are being undermined. Language is supposed to be a medium for conveying ideas.

Which, ironically is why I cannot support the general libertarian positon on gay marriage...it changes the word, and the institution, of a contract I signed many years ago. But my conservatism is a healthy dose of libertarianism plus a few principles around the edges...

56 posted on 03/26/2013 6:33:32 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (Tokyo Rove is more than a name, it's a GREAT WEBSITE)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

We agree completely on that. But I don’t think homosexual marriage is a libertarian concept. I think the pure libertarian position on this is there should be no such thing as government sanctioned marriage.

Marriage is a religious concept outside portfolio of government. And I think we are seeing why that is the wise position as our government steps up and changes the definition of marriage for us.


61 posted on 03/26/2013 6:40:22 PM PDT by DManA
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To: C. Edmund Wright
I cannot support the general libertarian positon on gay marriage...it changes the word, and the institution, of a contract I signed many years ago. But my conservatism is a healthy dose of libertarianism plus a few principles around the edges...

I don't understand your statement here. The general libertarian position is clearly against Gay marriage. How can you say otherwise? The only Libertarian position is that no government has any right to be involved in the private lives of individuals. It is clear that government has no right to create a Gay marriaqe ordinance.

77 posted on 03/26/2013 7:06:51 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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