robkelk Wrote:So some people should be denied their rights until other people "get comfortable" with the idea? It isn't up to society to "get comfortable" with equal rights - it's up to society to give people equal rights even if it makes a small part of that society uncomfortable. The bigots will always find an excuse to deny equality to the people they dislike - why should we cater to the bigots?
I think the idea is more to sneak things around the bigots, so to speak. At least where I am, it seems like the people I'd have expected to want to go for the simple solution and pass a law legalizing same-sex marriage in fact didn't think they could pull it off, or were unwilling to try. So, if the big prize is out of reach, why not go for the smaller ones?
Well, it could probably be argued that doing things piecemeal would hinder the process of full legalization. I'm not arguing that, since I'm not sure one way or the other. But I'm pretty sure Logan's arguing that it's a way to reach that goal faster.
-Morgan.