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Re: Steve Young's family up against Mormon church on Prop. 8
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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
Do you, or do you not believe gay marriage should be illegal?
If you think it should be legal, then I officially take back my statement.
But if you do think it should be illegal, then you have to be prepared to support the idea that people should be thrown in jail if they disobey the law. Otherwise, what's the purpose of laws?
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In the scenario you present, the ones who would be breaking the law are those that are issuing the marriage licenses, i.e. government officials who are making a clear choice to disobey the laws they are sworn to obey. So in that instance, the officials would deserve some sort of punishment, what sort I have no desire to quantify.
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Originally Posted by saden1
Oh, people can go jail. If a court clerk issues a marriage license to a gay couple the to jail.
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see above.
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