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Reply to Does Gay Marriage Have to Be Called Gay Marriage? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, what happens when common sense is no longer common or sensible? Common sense will always be common and sensible. That's the beauty of it.

Reply to Does Gay Marriage Have to Be Called Gay Marriage? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Copper, theoretically, we should be able to create an institution of civil union that offers the same rights as marriage. Furthermore, this institution should be available to all citizens who would protest the exclusivity of marriage. Until the same rights are provided to homosexual couples who would like to formalize their relationship, there is no good justification to deny them the institution of marriage. We need to get beyond our disagreement over

Reply to Neocons Advocate Neoconstitution. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

A prominent Washington psychiatrist Dr. Justin Frank recently published a book entitiled "Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President". After researching the president's public and private history, Frank concludes that Bush is a 'paranoid meglomaniac', a 'sadist', and an 'untreated alchoholic'. Frank cites Bush's childhood penchant for torturing small creatures, his 'gloating over state executions', and his pumping his fist gleefully before the

Getting it right in the liberal vs. conservative debate... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Reading the recent contributions to the politics forum, it would seem there is a crisis of identity and labeling among polarized liberal and conservative factions that has resulted in the loss of a few basic truths. The most important truth is that we're all here for the long-haul, so we'd better get used to the company. To marginalize the 'representatives' of both le