Here are some of my thoughts on Gay "Marriage", in response to a post on ldsdemocrats.com:

Quote:

"It is unfair, given our constitution and equal rights guaranteed by the constitution, for the government to pick and choose who should receive certain benefits."

However, you will care to note that the government regularly "picks and chooses" who should receive benefits. Convicted felons don't get to vote, for instance. The fact is, it is both necessary and desirable for the government to treat people differently based on their behavior.

Same-sex "marriage" isn't an equal-rights issue, it's a morality issue. So-called homosexuals and lesbians have just as much right to marry members of the opposite sex as everyone else. Likewise, heterosexuals are equally prohibited from "marrying" members of the same sex. You see, we do have equal treatment under the law.

You will also note that marriage is not only prohibited between members of the same sex; but it is also prohibited for one man to marry multiple women, for adults to marry children, for people to marry their houseplants, etc.

We're not discriminating against gay people here; we just want marriage to be marriage.