...but, I *am* the real me (as opposed to the fake plastic one?) :)

[thanate]

Public service announcement:

Everybody go vote! (I mean, really, if I could do it...)

(well, ok, those of you who are actually of age & allowed to and all that) And all you VA people, vote no on the stupid ammendment question (the first one)! 'cause it's dumb and badly worded and obviously they weren't thinking about what they were saying when they wrote it...

Comments

[gianetta.livejournal.com]

Nah, they knew exactly what they were saying when they wrote it - I think that they're perfectly fine with making sure that only married people (gay or straight) can have those legal protections for their families.

I'll be voting no because I think that the government shouldn't be telling people with whom they may enter legal agreements. :)

[greta-k.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's great to find someone else who realizes that "marriage" is about contract and property law.

[gianetta.livejournal.com]

Yup. Ironically, same-sex couples can have a *religious* marriage/partnership ceremony in numerous religious groups, and I'm pretty sure that all of the major groups at least have splinter groups (unsanctioned by the Pope or whomever) that will do an unsanctioned ceremony.

[das-uber.livejournal.com]

they knew exactly what they were saying when they wrote it

Yes. It's exactly as vicious and mean-spirited as they wanted it.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

ok, silly me, by "obviously weren't thinking" I meant to imply rational thought...

[dante-di-pietro.livejournal.com]

Evil can be rational.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, but the number of legal issues this has the potential to cause, totally unrelated to the stated reason behind the law, seems like a very different kind of evil...

[thanate.livejournal.com]

actually, I know someone who's already decided that if it passes he's going to try to get out of his student loans on the grounds of it being a contract between two people of the same sex...