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Jason · Only in cartoons

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SlashXLA · Senior Member

A company owned by a single person should be able to do this, but a publicly owned and traded company is doing a disservice to its owners by making political statements on their behalf, and steal from the stockholders by providing funds to a cause.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

Who gives a **** about such a stupid issue? I mean, of all the things to publicly support.

SlashXLA · Senior Member

The U.S. should just get rid of legal marriage altogether. If people want to be married, let a willing church do it and let the state have nothing to do with it.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

DEATHPIGGIE wrote:

Who gives a **** about such a stupid issue? I mean, of all the things to publicly support.

I think it's fairly important, as a matter of principle.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

SlashXLA wrote:

The U.S. should just get rid of legal marriage altogether. If people want to be married, let a willing church do it and let the state have nothing to do with it.

Slash has got the Libertarian talking points down, dawg.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

john31584 wrote:

DEATHPIGGIE wrote:

Who gives a **** about such a stupid issue? I mean, of all the things to publicly support.

I think it's fairly important, as a matter of principle.

In the order of social issues, I really don't care much. I agree with Slash, so supporting gay marriage is pretty minor.

SlashXLA · Senior Member

DEATHPIGGIE wrote:

Slash has got the Libertarian talking points down, dawg.

It's weird. For the first time, I feel like I have a coherent and sensible world view across the board, and yet I find myself truly lost.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I agree that marriage should basically be treated like any other contract, and freedom to contract is essential in any free society.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

SlashXLA wrote:

DEATHPIGGIE wrote:

Slash has got the Libertarian talking points down, dawg.

It's weird. For the first time, I feel like I have a coherent and sensible world view across the board, and yet I find myself truly lost.

Lost in what sense?

SlashXLA · Senior Member

The loss of ideological fervor has led me to lose purpose.

cheeselover · I NEED BABIES!!!

I'm liking you more and more, Slash.

MATHSEX · MASTER BATOR

SlashXLA wrote:

A company owned by a single person should be able to do this, but a publicly owned and traded company is doing a disservice to its owners by making political statements on their behalf, and steal from the stockholders by providing funds to a cause.

the beauty of a publicly owned company is that any investor can sell his/her stock if s/he doesn't like the way the company is run

props to google

Jason · Only in cartoons

Google made this decision publicly because many of their employees would be effected negatively by Proposition 8. The welfare of their employees is linked to the welfare of the company as a whole. Google has not given any money to the cause; they've just made their opinion known.

If some homophobe stockholder has a problem with it, they can sell their shares. With Google specifically, though, many of the shares are owned by employees.

Of course I would like marriage to be treated like any other contract, and not legally defined in any special way by the state. However, as long as it IS defined and enforced by the state, it should apply equally to all men and women irrespective of whom they choose as their partner in life.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I don't expect Prop 8 to pass. Every poll shows it trailing significantly, which is interesting, since right after the Supreme Court made its decision, polls showed support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, and it had no trouble getting the signatures needed to get on the ballot.

Since same-sex couples have been getting married for a few months now, and society hasn't been brought to its knees, people are realizing that it's not a big deal, and maybe even that it's none of their business.

The same thing happened when the Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage.

AssGrinchReturns · Guru

I have no problem with gay people getting married, but at the same time I think we should have equal rights for people who want to marry animals.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

An animal can't enter a contract. Therefore, it's impossible to marry an animal.

AssGrinchReturns · Guru

Discrimination!!!

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Actually, no.

Animals lack the mental capacity to understand a contract, so it's impossible for them to consent to one. A contract requires the consent of both parties. Since animals can't really consent to anything, they can't enter contracts.

For the same reasons, children and insane people can't form valid contracts.

AssGrinchReturns · Guru