-> ->>  ...   
   ->    
   -> ->> ->>  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.   
      
   As I said, they have EXACTLY the same rights I have.  Whether something is   
   "good" or "bad" is strictly someone's opinion, and has no effect on the   
   *existence* of various opportunities.   
       
   ->  ->>  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".   
      
   Unfortunately "MYOB" is one of the many acronyms I don't understand ...   
   [sigh] ... Wait!  It's like "Bring Your Own Bottle", so *maybe* it's "Mind   
   Your Own Business"??!?!!!    
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