Ergh! The most frustrating thing about the gay marriage question as it comes up in debates is the moderator -- in this case Anderson Cooper, who should know better -- let's them get away illogical contortions on the subject. Consider this exchange with Chris Dodd:
"I won't go as far as civil marriage." But he's okay with equal and full rights under "civil unions.?
Why? Why create something separate? If you support full equal rights, why not call it marriage? You say marriage is between a man and a woman...Why? Why can't it include people -- Americans -- of the same gender? Other countries have allowed same sex marriages and it has not caused civil disorder. One state allows it in America. Why create a separate institution for gay people that would be "equal" on paper only and never in practice, as America's long history of separate but equal has already demonstrated.
The question was brilliant. You Tube should be flooded with such videos of gay couples asking the American people directly, will you let us marry?
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