Hello Mare,
Long time no see, hope you are well. As it's been pointed out, gay marriage was not the intended topic of this discussion but I'm not posting to complain about the thread going off topic, instead I wanted to ask you a question. First, I'll offer my well known opinion about gay marriage.
Marriage is a social contract between two consenting adults, government's only role in the process is to settle disputes and/or enforce the terms of the contract should such action become necessary. Issuing marriage licenses is not the legitimate role of government, rather, it is a violation of an individuals rights to allow government to perform that function. Every individual has an individual right to enter into social contracts. Requiring a license of ANY kind to exercise ANY Right, reduces the Right to a legal privilege which is then subject to the whims of government.
Now Mare, I wanted to ask you the same question that I asked Pocket but I have changed it slightly, by adding "ever":
Is a majority vote ever grounds for denying someone their rights? Yes or No
It's not a setup, I'm not trying to create a "gotcha!" moment, I'm just curious if you feel there is ever a legitimate reason for government to deny an individual his Rights. We've disagreed on the issue of individual rights before but gay marriage is one issue were we've found ourselves in agreement.
