The great and tolerant state that I live in would like to ban all marriages because why not? I'm linking the mobile site because i'm too lazy to go find the article on the main site. :eusa_danc Lawmakers Consider Preventing ALL Marriage In Oklahoma - News9.com
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri The bill wouldn't ban all marriage; it would allow all marriage. "[My constituents are] willing to have that discussion about whether marriage needs to be regulated by the state at all." I don't see why this is such a big deal.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri Ahh the take my ball and go home strategy.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri Yeah they should ban all marriages because God Knows we can't let people marry because they love people the only reason people should get married is because they can reproduce and that's what marriage is about not love reproduction .
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri "I'm taking my toys and YOUR toys and YOUR toys and going home!"
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri This is about the dumbest thing I've seen yet. And as if it stands a snow-balls's chance in Hell of public support. I'm sure all those married folks in OK will be delighted to lose their spouse's Social Security benefits, and widows and widowers of those killed in wars will be delighted to lose their military benefits, and people will be delighted to pay much higher inheritance taxes. Courts will be delighted to be clogged with custody, probate and jointly held property cases, all of which will have to set various and myriad new precedents. I've heard this so-called libertarian argument before, and it just does't float.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri I love it. I fully endorse them going down this road, as it will allow all the straight people who want to get married to experience the exact same challenges that gay people have faced. The moment the marriage fight touches straight folks directly is the moment the tide changes in favor of marriage equality for all. In fact, I hope they go so far as to nullify all existing marriages in Oklahoma just to prevent two different classes from forming. Imagine all those straight folks waking up one day and realizing that their marriages have just been nullified by the state government. :lol: This is such a stupid move on their part, because right now they can turn straight people against us. All they'd be doing is throwing them in the same boat with us, and it would allow us to unite together to finally overthrow them - the backlash against this move would be epic to watch. This has to be one of the most desperate attempts to stop marriage equality that I have seen. I love it. Go for it, Oklahoma. I'd love to watch the epic fall out among straight people.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri I'm guessing both of Oklahoma's houses are majority republican, so I wonder how many will stand up against it anyways. If this gets legalized, expect marriage equality support in Oklahoma to skyrocket above 70% and nationwide too.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri LOL. Not that I don't agree with the principle of not having marriage. It seems like a pretty shitty idea to begin with, not to mention discriminatory and oppressive by nature. But the reasons they're doing it... ridiculous. I can't imagine the people going for it.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri :roflmao: That's exactly what I thought. :lol:
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri I'm still laughing so hard at how desperate they are to stop marriage equality. I'm just picturing the headlines: "Ethel Green's Marriage Nullified By State Just Before 50th Anniversary" "James Holland Denied Right to See Wife on Death Bed Due to State Marriage Nullification" "Cathy Emerson Denied Marriage License to High School Sweetheart" "Protests Outside Capital Building as Widowed Spousal Benefits End" "Families Across State Lose Family Healthcare Plans Due to Marriage Nullification Law" "David Watts: "I never knew how much I took my marriage for granted until it was gone." "Historical Democratic Landslide Victories Across The State On Promise to Bring Back Marriage For All" :lol:
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri I hope this gets passed. It's like this "If gays can't get married. NOBODY CAN!"
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri Oh, Oklahoma. I'm sure there's gotta be lots of uptight traditional folks who would rather let other people have rights than have theirs taken away. Think of all the straight families who will suffer without the benefits like shared health care, and all the stress of figuring out child custody. Really. How childish.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri OMG...this would be epic!!!!!!!
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri This won't pass if the public has a say on it, because we all know the people are cool with taking the rights of the minority away, but god forbid if THEIR right to marriage is threatened.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri I'm starting to wonder if this is a divide and conquer strategy. Divide the electorate along sexuality lines; quietly change the bill so just gay marriage will be outlawed, that passes and then the politicos can say that they're just doing the will of the people.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri Gay marriage is already outlawed in Oklahoma. There is a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage which the overwhelming majority of the state supported. The reason they are freaking out is because it appears as if the courts are going to find Oklahoma's ban unconstitutional. A lower court has already done so, but a stay has been issued and it's going to be passed up to a higher court. They are in full panic mode because there is a high degree of certainty that the courts will rule in our favor, making marriage equality a reality. As a result, this is a desperate attempt by Oklahoma lawmakers to say: "See! There is no discrimination against gay people! We don't allow marriage in our state for anyone! Everyone is equal!"
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri Hey, kicking the state out of the business of deciding who is and isn't married is fine by me. I read somewhere that marriage status in tax filing is a US-only concept.
Re: Oklahoma wants to ban all marriages because gay people don't deserve to get marri I'm perfectly okay with this. I mean, should the state really be involved in marriage at all?