Basic Right?

Dan Carpenter wrote in his column today that marriage is a basic right:

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Until the nation's largest state validated a basic right for gay couples, it appeared that the morals militia Miller leads was unlikely to muster another push toward a constitutional amendment to "defend marriage" in Indiana."

Now who has determine that marriage is a basic right in this country? No other humans can marry except it be a man and woman in the State of Indiana. Is this "basic right" going to extend to the people who believe that its OK to have more then one spouse? If its a basic right for the gays, we will have to extend that to cover all human basic rights.

"After failing to get the measure through the required two consecutive legislatures, Miller had moved over to the property tax bandwagon. Gay couples, meanwhile, continued to live together, and rear children, and be denied marriage under state law, and all was safe in the heterosexual bedrooms and divorce courts of Hoosier values. The Indiana General Assembly could look around for other work to do."

Sure there is other work to do. But what about the will of the people? This country was founded by the people and the government was put in place for the people. For all people, not just a small special part of the people. I see those who supports the marriage of gay people are fighting with all they have to keep you from voting on this issue. Why? Because they know that most states would pass the ban on gay marriage. If they thought that it would fail, they would not be putting this much effort into the fight.

I support this cause because I believe that as Citizens of this State, we have a right to vote on this issue. Don't forget that the people of California can override the court rulings if they can get it on the ballet and vote for the ban this fall.

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