Just to clarify, I got the 15-20 million number from the news and the papers here in Salt Lake. Considering where I live I took it as an accurate quote. I don't believe they should be allowed to marry, I just questioned the amount of money. I do believe they should have something though. Maybe because I see the other side of it here in the hospital. People who have been with their partners for years and their families have essentially abandoned them and then they wind up here with a critical illness and we are not allowed to let their loved one make decisions for them but their family who has not cared in years. I have seen it over and over again. I do not understand "being gay" but I do believe the experiences I have witnessed they truly love and are committed to each other. I truly believe some people can't help it either (I'm sure we all know some people that are what I call skipping gays, meaning they skip instead of walk) I just know that I have felt badly and not followed the hippa laws because it just felt wrong. This is definately a complicated world.
On another note, thanks for the nice comments regarding my soap box. It is nice to have a healthy depate without taking offense because I did not intend it that way. Just stating the other side because there always is one. Ofcourse in my case I am right :) hee, hee
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Just a side note - Prop 8 did not take any of the domestic partnership rights away - it only stated that marriage would be limited to a man and a woman. That was it. None of the rights that the gays have (and in CA, they are many) were challenged or changed. Most states recognize domestic partnerships and there are many rights and privileges that go along with that. Preserving the sanctity of marriage is worth any price and those who contributed monies to that cause did so willingly and not because of any coersion by the church. Rarely does the church make any comment on things of a political nature - to my recollection, the only time they have ever spoken specifically on an issue is when the subject of marriage is up for debate. Otherwise, the direction has always been to vote according to the dictates of our conscience. I think that the church feels so strongly about the definition of marriage (aside from the religious reasons)because we truly believe that the family unit is the absolute foundation of our country. When that erodes, everything else begins to crumble. That's why this issue is so passionate - because it's so important.
One of the reasons I think it's an important issue is because the courts decided that the people were wrong. Judges are supposed to rule according to the laws written, not make up their own judgements according to their opinions. It's like Mayor Bloomberg in NYC getting city council to pass that he can run for a third term, eventhough the people had voted in the past limiting it to a two term limit. You can't just bypass the will of the people. That's not a democracy. But yes, I agree with you on the whole HIPPA thing and partners being able to make decisions for their loved ones. But I think those rights can be given through legislation by the states.
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