LPSF,
Maybe, I am an odd bird. Unlike the advocates of state-sanctioned gay marriage, one of my goals in life is to be completely off government's radar screen. I am not opposed to marriage, gay, straight or any other configuration, provided the partnership is consensual and government has no involvement, whatsoever,?in the contract, license, marriage or divorce. What makes me commode-hugging sick about gay marriage is that gay?citizens, those?who advocate state-sanctioned gay marriage, are cheering government's new role in regulating another aspect of their lives. This is the same government that, in my lifetime, raided gay bars, beat and jailed citizens for being gay, labeled them psychologically unfit,?and, generally, treated them as second-class citizens. I can't understand wanting to enter into a contract with the same government that has abused gay citizens, and everybody else,?for so long. I can't understand advocating a system where people have to get government permission (license, taxes, fees and tests) to do something. I can't understand the mentality that thinks government acceptance makes?something legitimate, even if the proposed action is a good idea.
When I look at the photos of Mayor Newsom officiating at today's gay marriages and I see his huge smile, I don't think for one second that he gives a damn about the happiness of the newlyweds. I believe his smile comes from the attention he gets; his new-found, worldwide?political fame; certainty that his name will be added to history books;?and his?groundbreaking role?in expanding the size and scope of Leviathan. As long as government is a partner/regulator?of marriage, regardless of the type of marriage, hatred and division will flow from the issue of marriage. State-sanctioned marriage, regardless of the sexual orientation of its partners,?is the politicization and defilement of marriage. State-sanctioned gay marriage is a victory for government, not gay couples.
Sincerely,
Donald Fields
