Okay, time for me to weigh in...

[arib]

See, here's the thing. I'm all for legalized same-sex marriage. I just think that San Francisco's going about it the wrong way, and that'll make things more difficult for folks in other parts of the country.

I know many people argue that San Francisco's decision to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples is "civil disobedience," but I beg to differ. Civil disobedience is carried out by civilians, not government workers. Members of county government involving themselves in this raises the bar to a level that practically invites a negative reaction

(To give an example, GLBT couples arriving en masse at town hall to request marriage licenses knowing they'd be turned away, but still take up a large amount of the city's time would be civil disobedience, sit-ins would be civil disobedience. One city flouting state law is secessionist (sp?) )

Thus far, the only thing that I've seen as a result of San Fran's issuing marriage licenses is to cause more polls taken here in Boston show more people opposed to gay marriage, which won't bode well when a theoretical constitutional amendment hits the polls some years down the line.

Appologies for not being as coherent as I usually am, I'm a bit on the tired side.

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[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I'm torn between attempting a lengthy cogent argument amidst the chaos of my workday, and asking you when we can have dinner so we can debate this in person. :) The latter would give me a chance to reread "Why We Can't Wait". :D

A.
who respectfully disagrees, but does see your point

Oh, and...

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