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Quote from stu:

Of course Romney should be free to air his personal prejudices should he so wish, and then anyone should be free to speak in vilification or support of what he says. The consequences follow.

You're mixing up the right for anyone to freely voice their opinion, with the soundness or desirability of them doing so given their position in society. You are also confusing free speech with the legal authority or lack of, to action any such opinions. They aren't the same thing.
Condemning one person's free speech against another's because you think one might already have or might gain advantage, belongs in George Orwell's 1984.
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It is clear abuse of power when a politician uses his position to help or hurt a specific private business under the guise of free speech. Just because it has become the norm doesn't make it right.
 
Quote from Ricter:

That's not going to last. I've been looking at the surveys this morning, and the real story of same sex marriage (SSM) is rapidly growing public acceptance of it. Not going to say a lot about it, you can dig too if you want, but I did find this tidbit:

"Turnout is also a factor. Older voters tend to vote in higher numbers, and there’s a stark age divide on gay marriage.

As Columbia Political Science professor Jeffrey Lax wrote in 2009: “If policy were set by state-by-state majorities of those 65 or older, none would allow same-sex marriage. If policy were set by those under 30, only 12 states would not allow-same-sex marriage.”
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SSM is effectively a done deal through civil union.

Not that I really agree with it, just stating the facts as they are.

Can't wait until some private company decides to all get hitched as "partners" for the favored marriage tax treatment.
 
Quote from nutmeg:

We could have all sorts of whack policies set by the "under 30" crowd.
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We could have all sorts of whack policies set by the fartknocker crowd.
 
Quote from stu:

....but I will defend to your death your right to say it.:p
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Personally I'd like to see dueling legalized. I never understood what the problem was, what with two consenting adults and that sort of thing.
 
Quote from stu:

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to your death your right to say it.:p
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Quote from PHOENIX TRADING:

I'd like to exercise that agreement thx.:D
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Quote from CaptainObvious:

It is clear abuse of power when a politician uses his position to help or hurt a specific private business under the guise of free speech. Just because it has become the norm doesn't make it right.
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What power? The people who think he's right will agree with him those who don't won't.
Sure if he thinks a specific business does not reflect what he sees as meeting his city's standards , in this case social inclusiveness, he has every right to say so. Whether he has any legal power to do anything is another matter altogether.

It could be said his comment went toward helping the specific business encouraging a spurt in the level of trade they've never had before. What you’re suggesting would push these sleazy politicians even further into their own murky world, restricting what they can openly say so the public at large could never know what their opinions are or what they really think.

You want to stop free speech because it might have an effect on some things!? Like I say, are you being serious?
 
Quote from Lucrum:

Personally I'd like to see dueling legalized.
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See? These people actually want to go backwards in time. But, they are neanderthals at heart, so I guess it makes sense.:)
 
Quote from RCG Trader:

See? These people actually want to go backwards in time. But, they are neanderthals at heart, so I guess it makes sense.:)
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He assumes he'd be good at it.
 
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