Belkira wrote:
Because, while marriage is a right, there has been no ruling on same-sex marriage, specifically.
So if that is true, then why are you arguing the "fact" that marriage is a "right" as if it supports your claim, if it hasn't been specifically extended to SSM? I mean, it *can* help, but you're saying "SCOTUS" as if what they said applies directly to SSM. If you're saying that it doesn't specifically extend to SSM, then that can not be the core of your argument.
Belkira wrote:
Right. Because the right to vote was extended to women a long time ago. It's already law. There's precedent for that exact situation. Marriage is a right. But they haven't extended it to homosexuals yet. No one in this thread has said that same-sex marriage is a right, just that marriage is.
Read above
The simple fact that you claim it's a "right" and it still hasn't been extended to SSM supports my claim that it is equal but unfair.
Belkira wrote:
Is anyone arguing otherwise...? Because if so, I've missed it.
Read above. Your intent might have been one way, but your argument came off as "SCOTUS says that the marriage is a right and you're denying homosexuals to marry, which is denying their right to marry". You came off as it is already written in the law for SSM to occur. Now after I point out that it clearly hasn't, you're back stepping saying "I was only referring to marriage alone, it hasn't been extended to SSM". You did this earlier in this thread.
Then whats the point of arguing the fact that the SCOTUS says marriage is a right, when homosexuals do have the "right" to marry under the same restrictions as everyone else? There is no contradiction.
Belkira wrote:
I never argued that. Some other people in the thread did. You brought up OJ as an example. Surely you can understand why a trial seeking justice for a murder where no one is really sure who did it differs from the Supreme Court where they are interpreting laws, right?
This might be that misinterpretation of your sarcastic "sure". So, let me ask you so I don't put words in your mouth. Do you agree that lawyers, especially public defendant lawyers, do argue for their client's innocence even when the client has confided that s/he is guilty?
Of course I know there's a difference, but the lawyers are still there. As long as the lawyers are present, they will behave as lawyers, arguing for the win and not necessarily the cause. If the SCOTUS ignores the lawyers, then why are they there?
Belkira wrote:
No, people are fighting against a ban that they don't think is just. There isn't a law that says same-sex marriage is illegal. If there were, then other states wouldn't be able to marry people of the same sex. Once/if this gets to the Supreme Court and they make their ruling, then that will be the law, and there is no going back (I don't think you can appeal a SCOTUS decision, but I could be wrong on that).
I was referencing to marriage being a right not for SSM.
Belkira wrote:
Silly me. When you say, "If marriage is indeed a "right" in the context that you are referring..." and the only time I've said, "The SCOTUS says marriage is a right" is when I'm talking about, um, marriage, then I figure you must disagree with that fact.
I specifically said "If marriage is indeed a "right", to show doubt but not disagreement. I would have specifically said "Marriage is not a right", which I'm positive I said somewhere in the thread, but dropped it by saying that I'm not arguing if it's a right or not.
Belkira wrote:
No, we weren't arguing about equality. We started arguing about the word homophobe, then you accused me of ridiculing you, and now you're trying to drag me into a "it's equal but not fair" sh*tstorm again.
Yes, we were talking about equality. This is how we got here. I was arguing about the ban being equal but not fair. You brought up that my arguments supports the ban on interracial marriage. I replied that it was the same thing, equal but not fair and that's when you brought up the SCOTUS to say marriage is indeed a right and that ban is the violation of their rights. I've asked you multiple times to actually show me how the law changes for different people, but you refuse to do so. Every since then, you've been replying with what the SCOTUS said, implying that I was arguing against their ruling of it being a right, when reality, it was all about "equal but not fair".
Belkira wrote:
Ok. Read this slowly. All I've said is that the Supreme Court has ruled that marriage is a fundamental right. BD and I have both said that we believe that extends to same-sex marriage, but it hasn't been ruled on. It doesn't ******* matter if our opinions are changed or not. It would be nice if the SCOTUS would validate our opinions, but if it doesn't, that sucks *** and same-sex marriage will officially be illegal in all states. That's all that has been said.
Read this very very carefully..... what the SCOTUS says is moot in a debate about what we believe is right or wrong. Given the fact that no one will change their minds based on their past, present or future rulings, why are you even interjecting with it in the first place? It has no place. Given on how our court system works and it's past rulings, it doesn't give anyone
an edge.
Belkira wrote:
Nope. Your focus was on me at the time.
Remember when you said something to the effect of "when
you are arguing against SSM, then
you do care about how they live their lives." After that you said, you were speaking in a general sense. It was exactly that for me. You can think otherwise if you want, there is no way of me proving it, but that's what it was. If others weren't arguing that point that I was arguing against, then you would have a point.
Belkira wrote:
I just figured that, since you apparently pride yourself on admitting when you're wrong and scolding us for never doing the same, you might like to know that you were wrong so you can admit it.
And AFTER you pointed it out, I did admit. You attacked me prematurely. You didn't give any proof or try to prove anything and expected me just to take interest and prove it for you. I chose not to go on the tangent and then you claimed that I was avoiding being wrong because I didn't do YOUR research for you.
Belkira wrote:
Well, apparently you were the only one arguing the "logic" behind it. BD and I were pretty up front about what we were saying, and you were just going on and on in LaLa land like we weren't even talking.
You weren't upfront about anything. You implied that SSM is wrong based on the SCOTUS ruling marriage as a right. You even said something like "unless you want to argue against the Supreme Court". When I pointed out that if that applied to SSM, then why are there current bans, you replied that the ruling hasn't extended there, but you believe it covers SSM just as interracial marriage. So, I ask repetitiously, why are you even bringing up SCOTUS in the debate?
That's very misleading to bring up a SCOTUS ruling about marriage rights in a SSM debate and then only say, "I was referencing to it only being a right to marry, not for SSM, but I think it covers it also"