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This is the most ironic thing I've ever read on this board. Trump, and the Republican Party as a whole, are notoriously bad at working with the other. It's truly the party of straight, white males.
Do you know the gender, sexual preferences, and ethnicity of all the people in that picture? Who is the bigot?
What about when their aims are to impinge on the freedoms of others? You have more reverence for the law than you do for freedom itself? Yeah, you're a real libertarian.
A couple of men in Bountiful, BC were convicted of polygamy a few days ago. In general, personally I think competent adults marrying groups of other competent adults should be legal. That doesn't mean they should just ignore the law. Using your logic, a pro-life person might say that the freedom of the "unborn baby" is more important than the freedom of the woman to abort and therefore kidnapping her and forcing her to birth is "more free". Your super-genius judgement doesn't entitle you to ignore laws. It does allow you to try and change them.
Before someone starts posting about these guys using polygamy as a smokescreen for marrying underage girls and basically brainwashing them, I am speaking more generally about group marriages with competent adults able to consent, not be coerced, etc.
" ... Likewise, Canada's polyamorists — people with multiple partners outside a religious context — said they were relieved because Bauman said the law shouldn't apply to them unless they decide to formalize their unions.
"The formality of marriage is really not a big issue in the polyamorous community," said John Ince, the spokesman for the Canadian Polyamoury Advocacy Association.
But George MacIntosh, the lawyer appointed by the court to argue against the law, said the decision unfairly criminalizes the actions of consenting adults and he may appeal the decision.
"Three consenting adults who are causing no harm ought not to be committing a crime. The judge found that people in that circumstance are committing a crime if there was some celebration of the marriage, and we don't think that the section says that," said MacIntosh. ..."
Last edited by Tom O'Donnell; Friday, 28th July, 2017, 07:33 AM.
Wow, brave you. Eager to sacrifice the freedoms of American women, communities of color and LGBTQ people for what you acknowledge is a tiny chance that Trump will buck the trend and stop being influenced by religious extremists and racists, at least when it comes to international relations.
And you're basically acknowledging that Americans voted against their own interests when they elected Trump. You're now arguing that Trump's election was in the world's interests, not the American people's.
In the list of atrocities committed around the world dismissing a bunch of transsexuals from serving is really low on my list. I hope Trump starts dismissing women serving overseas in pointless neverending conflicts next. Then men. Let national defence mean exactly that.
Last edited by Tom O'Donnell; Friday, 28th July, 2017, 11:27 AM.
Hi Bob. The tide may finally have turned. When a prominent Republican like Graham speaks out so explicitly against Trump you can bet there's a lot more going on behind the scenes.
Actually it is worst then even Sharia law in America sneaking up on us. Here is how the Mosque in Callfornia tries to rationalize its hatred of Jews (we meant to say "destroy them, not to annihilate them" as per the explanation the Mosque sent to Breitbart news. Mosque Defends Imam: He Meant ‘Destroy’ Jews, Not ‘Annihilate’ Them 4294 19
A bunch of grammatical errors, a reference to a racist news publication, and a link that doesn't work. Only from the mind of Belzberg, folks.
I'm not a Christian, I am pro-choice, and oppose all religions forcing their beliefs on people.
I am also in favour of people using the law to further their aims and they should be allowed to protest peacefully whenever possible.
What about when their aims are to impinge on the freedoms of others? You have more reverence for the law than you do for freedom itself? Yeah, you're a real libertarian.
Wow, brave you. Eager to sacrifice the freedoms of American women, communities of color and LGBTQ people for what you acknowledge is a tiny chance that Trump will buck the trend and stop being influenced by religious extremists and racists, at least when it comes to international relations.
And you're basically acknowledging that Americans voted against their own interests when they elected Trump. You're now arguing that Trump's election was in the world's interests, not the American people's.
Yeah, you really gotta watch out for that Sharia Law in America. Sneaking up on us.
I'm not a Christian, I am pro-choice, and oppose all religions forcing their beliefs on people.
I am also in favour of people using the law to further their aims and they should be allowed to protest peacefully whenever possible.
Yeah, you really gotta watch out for that Sharia Law in America. Sneaking up on us.
Actually, it is worst then even Sharia law in America sneaking up on us. Here is how the Mosque in Callfornia tries to rationalize its hatred of Jews (we meant to say "destroy them, not to annihilate them" as per the explanation the Mosque sent to Breitbart news. http://www.breitbart.com/california/...ot-annihilate/
Last edited by Sid Belzberg; Thursday, 27th July, 2017, 01:22 PM.
Hi Bob. The tide may finally have turned. When a prominent Republican like Graham speaks out so explicitly against Trump you can bet there's a lot more going on behind the scenes.
All of your problems with Clinton relate to the international sphere. In what bizarre world does that take precedence over literally all of domestic policy? ...
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