Same sex marriages as bad as gun owners!

Sniper[MI] · 02-22-2004, 10:19 PM

Ahnold speaks.........

apparently gun owners are as bad as druggies and same sex marrage types....

Read the whole thing here...
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...1229&printer=1

"Maybe the next thing is another city that hands out licenses for assault weapons, and someone else hand out licenses for selling drugs," the Republican governor said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.
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San Francisco to resume gay marriages, dividing Americans and politicians
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - San Francisco city officials will keep handing marriage licenses to gay couples, the city's mayor said as he defiantly pressed on with a controversial policy that is dividing Americans.

Nearly 3,300 same-sex marriages have been administered at San Francisco City Hall since February 12, but gay couples will now have to make appointments to marry, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told CNN's Late Edition Sunday.

City officials need a break as throngs of gays and lesbians wanting to marry have mobbed city hall, said Newsom, who insisted he would continue his policy despite criticism from national politicians and even fellow Democrats. The city temporarily stopped issuing licenses Friday.

"We have human beings doing great work (at City Hall), they're exhausted," he said.

Two judges last week refused to halt Newsom's policy, but the courts will decide whether the marriages are legal.

"I think we're on firm legal footing and legal grounds, and certainly I believe very strongly and passionately we're on the right moral ground," Newsom said.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites), who Friday asked the state's attorney general to intervene, said allowing same-sex marriages would open a Pandora's box.

"Maybe the next thing is another city that hands out licenses for assault weapons, and someone else hand out licenses for selling drugs," the Republican governor said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.

Asked whether he would sign legislation legalizing gay marriage, he said: "You know something? I don't deal with hypotheticals. ... Because if you go down that road, then you have to take 50 percent of your thinking down that direction, and that's a waste of time."

However, Schwarzenegger said: "I believe very strongly in domestic partnership rights."

Democrats and President George W. Bush (news - web sites), a Republican, are treading carefully to avoid alienating their core supporters.

Bush has said he might support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), the party's frontrunner to face Bush in November, said he opposes gay marriage but supports civil unions.

Even some Democrats who support same-sex marriage criticized Newsom's policy, saying defiantly distributing marriage licenses to gay couples would hurt efforts to legalize gay marriage.

"A mayor doesn't decide the constitutionality of any issue," Senator Dianne Feinstein of California told CNN. "The courts decide, and that's the proper place for that."

"I say to her that's exactly what we're doing," said Newsom, whose city is challenging the law in court. "The courts have not stopped us."

In Massachusetts, the high court has ordered its state's legislature to create legislation legalizing gay marriages.

In 2000, 61 percent of Californians voted in favor of a law defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman.

Newsom said the legislation is inconsistent with the state's constitution and its "equal protection clause, which says I don't have a right to discriminate."

A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows 64 percent of Americans believe gay marriages should not be recognized as legally valid.

"If I wait for the polls in this country to turn around, we're never going to change the order of things in this country," said Newsom, who equated the gay marriage controversy to the struggle to legalize weddings between blacks and whites, which were banned in some US states until 1967.

"Polls, to me, don't matter," he said. "Principles matter."

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Sniper[MI] Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Future 51st state, "New Hope" Posts: 3,796 Trader Rating: (0)	Same sex marriages as bad as gun owners! Ahnold speaks......... apparently gun owners are as bad as druggies and same sex marrage types.... Read the whole thing here... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...1229&printer=1 "Maybe the next thing is another city that hands out licenses for assault weapons, and someone else hand out licenses for selling drugs," the Republican governor said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ San Francisco to resume gay marriages, dividing Americans and politicians Sun Feb 22, 5:12 PM ET Add U.S. National - AFP to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON (AFP) - San Francisco city officials will keep handing marriage licenses to gay couples, the city's mayor said as he defiantly pressed on with a controversial policy that is dividing Americans. Nearly 3,300 same-sex marriages have been administered at San Francisco City Hall since February 12, but gay couples will now have to make appointments to marry, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told CNN's Late Edition Sunday. City officials need a break as throngs of gays and lesbians wanting to marry have mobbed city hall, said Newsom, who insisted he would continue his policy despite criticism from national politicians and even fellow Democrats. The city temporarily stopped issuing licenses Friday. "We have human beings doing great work (at City Hall), they're exhausted," he said. Two judges last week refused to halt Newsom's policy, but the courts will decide whether the marriages are legal. "I think we're on firm legal footing and legal grounds, and certainly I believe very strongly and passionately we're on the right moral ground," Newsom said. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites), who Friday asked the state's attorney general to intervene, said allowing same-sex marriages would open a Pandora's box. "Maybe the next thing is another city that hands out licenses for assault weapons, and someone else hand out licenses for selling drugs," the Republican governor said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. Asked whether he would sign legislation legalizing gay marriage, he said: "You know something? I don't deal with hypotheticals. ... Because if you go down that road, then you have to take 50 percent of your thinking down that direction, and that's a waste of time." However, Schwarzenegger said: "I believe very strongly in domestic partnership rights." Democrats and President George W. Bush (news - web sites), a Republican, are treading carefully to avoid alienating their core supporters. Bush has said he might support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), the party's frontrunner to face Bush in November, said he opposes gay marriage but supports civil unions. Even some Democrats who support same-sex marriage criticized Newsom's policy, saying defiantly distributing marriage licenses to gay couples would hurt efforts to legalize gay marriage. "A mayor doesn't decide the constitutionality of any issue," Senator Dianne Feinstein of California told CNN. "The courts decide, and that's the proper place for that." "I say to her that's exactly what we're doing," said Newsom, whose city is challenging the law in court. "The courts have not stopped us." In Massachusetts, the high court has ordered its state's legislature to create legislation legalizing gay marriages. In 2000, 61 percent of Californians voted in favor of a law defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Newsom said the legislation is inconsistent with the state's constitution and its "equal protection clause, which says I don't have a right to discriminate." A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows 64 percent of Americans believe gay marriages should not be recognized as legally valid. "If I wait for the polls in this country to turn around, we're never going to change the order of things in this country," said Newsom, who equated the gay marriage controversy to the struggle to legalize weddings between blacks and whites, which were banned in some US states until 1967. "Polls, to me, don't matter," he said. "Principles matter." __________________ FNUH!