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To: TigerPaw who wrote (9693)	1/25/2006 8:45:39 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 541515

Do you see people leaving the states that pass anti-gay marriage laws? No? There is just no comparison between that and restaurants discriminating. You can't compare the two because they are fundamentally different. Nonetheless, since you did connect them, I'll offer this: moving away from one's state is a heavy burden of protest to expect from a citizen. Opting to eat at pancake house A rather than pancake house B because B discriminates is an easy and natural thing to do. Plenty of people would do it.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (9693)	1/25/2006 12:05:32 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541515

Do you see people leaving the states that pass anti-gay marriage laws? No? We aren't talking about laws defining marriage to be between a man and a woman but rather places of business excluding people because of their skin color. Two very different acts. The public perception of the two things is very different. Probably 60+% support the "anti-gay marriage laws". Maybe 1% support excluding people from "public accommodations" based on their skin color. Probably even less than 1%. I think there would be similarly low rates for trying to exclude homosexuals from restaurants and such. Tim