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February 14, 2004

The Error in the Argument of the Left on Gay Marriage.

In the comments section at Donald Sensing’s One Hand Clapping, visitor Beau Monday concisely states the position of the Left.

Donald had posted this comment:

...it is not bigotry to:

A. maintain that marriage is inherently possible only between a man and a woman, B. insist that democratic processes not be usurped by five unaccountable judges.

To which Beau replied:

Sorry, Mr. Sensing, I disagree with you on Point A. The only goal of making that distinction is to legalize discriminating against gays. That is bigotry, and that is wrong. I don’t care how you package it, the end result is discrimination.

I agree with you on Point B, but I’m not sure I agree that the democratic process has been usurped in this instance. Even if 95% the people don’t think gays should marry it does not mean it’s legal to discriminate against them. Who will stand up for these people if the courts do not?

There it is, in a nutshell—a precise statement of the position of the Left.

How easily the Left would discard over 200 years of rule of the people, by the people, and for the people!

And what about Beau’s argument in favor of his position? He uses the words “discrimination” and “bigotry,” to show he feels that gays are comparable to ethnic minorities.

The error in the position of the Left on this subject is as follows.

“Gay” is not an ethnic group. The arguments of the Left assume that gay behavior is genetic. This is not established by science at this time.

It would be a mistake to transform our society based on an assumption which is not yet known to be factually correct.

Rule of the people, by the people, and for the people, should not be sacrificed for the sake of an assumption.