->>  ...   
      
   ->> ->>  Not *exactly*. You have the right to marry someone who appeals   
   ->> ->>  to you. To have *exactly* the same rights they would have to   
   ->> ->>  have the right to marry someone who appeals to them.   
      
   ->>  FS> Not quite!  If the "someone who appeals" to me is a *man* I   
   ->>  FS> cannot marry him.   
      
   ->> ->>  Since, generally, it's a bad idea for a gay to marry a straight,   
   ->> ->>  harmful to the straight person as well as the gay person, it's   
   ->> ->>  not a good idea.   
      
   ->>  FS> I didn't say it was a good idea.  I merely pointed out that   
   ->>  FS> they have exactly the same rights WRT marriage as *I* have.   
      
   ->>  Ok, so long as you agree it's a bad idea.   
      
    FS> I assume you mean it's a bed idea for a homosexual to marry   
    FS> a heterosexual. Nevertheless the *option* exists.   
      
    The option to do something bad? You have the option to do   
    something potentially good. Whether it is or not in the real   
    world is for your wife to judge.   
      
    ->>  OTOH, until 1965, in many states I did not have the right to   
   ->>  marry the woman I did.   
      
    FS> True, and those laws obviously conflicted with the   
    FS> constitution so they've all been over-ruled!   
      
    The libertarian point of view on the issue, "MYOB".   
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
   ... "I think not," said Descartes, and promptly disappeared.   
   --- Via Silver Xpress V4.5/P [Reg]   
    * Origin: Fidonet Since 1991 And Still Here. Join Us: www.DocsPl (1:123/140)