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Old 08-19-2007, 07:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Katczinsky View Post
But that doesn't mean western style democracy is superior to all other systems. And it certainly doesn't mean it's something to be forced upon another people with force. In fact it is an undemocratic act to force an ideology onto a people by force.
This seems so basic - I don't know why it's not perfectly clear to everybody.
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Legalized same-sex marriage almost certainly benefits those same-sex couples who choose to marry, as well as the children being raised in those homes. - David Blankenhorn is president of the New York-based Institute for American Values and the author of "The Future of Marriage."