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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (71143)	7/30/2003 8:00:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I found this piece by Andrew Sullivan in the Kurtz column in today's Post. I found it particularly well written so I thought I'd post it, FWIW. Andrew Sullivan: "It's extremely depressing to see a magazine that has long championed federalism and states rights support a Constitutional Amendment that would shred such principles. . . . "NR has essentially conceded in this passage that every link to procreation in legal marriage has been gutted already, except the abstract but practically inconsistent association of heterosexuality and procreation. Yet they are not proposing an amendment to make divorce or multiple re-marriage or sperm banks illegal -- something that clearly would restore the ancient links between marriage and procreation. Their view is that although heterosexuals have severed the link between procreation and marriage, homosexuals should not be allowed to enter the institution on the same terms. "Why? I can't see a real argument, except that somehow admitting gay people would make what is already true too explicit. From the point of view of National Review, a civil marriage regime which allows the most shameless, intentionally childless, days-long, Green Card, Vegas chapel, heterosexual marriage is worthy of more legal and social protection than a long-term faithful and loving gay relationship with kids. It's good to see how they really feel about gay relationships."