tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191814566134809079.post5657228454367813409..comments2023-05-21T03:53:49.288-05:00Comments on Icarus Always: Guest Post: Libertydaemonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09153553633523797522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191814566134809079.post-79493226010282704002012-05-10T06:21:54.039-05:002012-05-10T06:21:54.039-05:00It is powerful and heart breaking. When will compa...It is powerful and heart breaking. When will compassion and humanity break through? I do not know but I can do my part.<br /><br />daemondaemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153553633523797522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191814566134809079.post-12302947183017987442012-05-09T23:36:34.879-05:002012-05-09T23:36:34.879-05:00Although that is an amazing, powerful video which ...Although that is an amazing, powerful video which definitely should be shared, I wish I hadn't watched it. It broke my heart on so many levels. Empathy can hurt. My tears are real.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107629629649695722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191814566134809079.post-52961706771871369672012-05-09T20:57:31.032-05:002012-05-09T20:57:31.032-05:00Does your guest commenter believe that there can b...Does your guest commenter believe that there can be sincere, non-bigoted dissent on this issue? Certainly one of the principles the Founders embedded in the constitution is rights of the minority. But a majority rules otherwise. The question is: how far should that rule extend? Do people ever have a right to be wrong?<br /><br />As one who was once opposed to the idea of same-sex marriage, in deference to social and religious norms(even as an atheist), I quickly found like-minded people convincing me otherwise. That is to say, the only had to open their mouths to help change my mind. Marriage is a social norm, to be sure. But it's also a legal status. Governmental entities grant marriage licenses. As such, the Equal Protection clause applies.<br /><br />Quite right, separate but equal has never stood the test of time. Not for blacks, not for women.<br /><br />Even my Father, who is as homophobic as people come, said that nobody defines his marriage to my Mother other than the two of them.<br /><br />While I'm no fan of marriage--I don't need anyone or any piece of paper to remind me of the bounds of my love of another--there certainly is no legal basis for denying marriage to same-sex couples.<br /><br />It is indeed only a matter of time, North Carolina notwithstanding.Phineashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899892182285987691noreply@blogger.com