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Politics : Polite Political Discussion- is it Possible? An Experiment.
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To: epicure who wrote (398)8/3/2006 7:03:16 AM
From: thames_siderRead Replies (2) of 1695
 
If gay marriage is not allowed by the state and heterosexual marriage is, then the coercive power of the state has been used against gay marriage

Democratic will of the majority, or a majority of their representatives... that may not be a 'justification' to ban it, as such, but it's a reason (even if those voting against do not have individual rational reasons). None of us can choose which laws we will or won't follow, and that's part of the compromise democracy requires.
Calling it 'coercive' seems overly strong, to me.
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