tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690365956618918207.post3549948840504951531..comments2022-03-27T06:28:11.641-07:00Comments on Big Thick Glasses: Political opinion: gay marriage and marijuanaTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13356460399015222744noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690365956618918207.post-23040844568051215552012-03-12T10:43:09.107-07:002012-03-12T10:43:09.107-07:00Regarding the post: It seems like someone forgot ...Regarding the post: It seems like someone forgot to take his glaucoma medicine today.<br /><br />Regarding gay marriage: The state should quit sanctioning marriage of any and all kinds. If no church had to ask the state (they do) if it can perform a religious ceremony among consenting parties, then maybe fewer churches would worry about what rituals get sanctioned.<br /><br />Regarding weed growing: Legislation which would have made growing small amounts of weed legal in California (fall 2011) were voted down by the outlying areas where illegal weed growing is an important part of the economy.<br /><br />32oH2O32oH2Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830898982423111532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690365956618918207.post-71470698995962531812010-09-07T21:52:16.154-07:002010-09-07T21:52:16.154-07:00Thanks Rufus, your comments inspire me--it is grea...Thanks Rufus, your comments inspire me--it is great to realize that there are still rational people like yourself out there!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356460399015222744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690365956618918207.post-5140494971068732252010-09-07T12:19:56.385-07:002010-09-07T12:19:56.385-07:00Tom... not surprisingly, you and I agree on this i...Tom... not surprisingly, you and I agree on this issue -- mostly, in that it should NOT be an issue at all.<br /><br />Most people want the rights of marriage... property rights, tax rights, etc. How would THAT undermine the fabric of society. Society has done of pretty good job of undermining itself -- it doesn't need help. The marriage part is NOT the business of the government -- it's between the supplicants and their church... or, according to my belief, simply between the two (or however many)persons. My own pledge to my wife has nothing to do with the gawds or the state.<br /><br />And, of course, there should be no law regarding personal use of marijuana -- or growing. The fact that it's illegal to grow a weed for personal use provides a money trail to the real reason it's illegal. Someone is making a boat load of money from the illegal marijuana trade. Homegrown weed would put someone out of business.<br /><br />Of course, I think ALL drugs should be "legal", even the scary ones. LIke you, I simply don't think it's the purpose of government to look after such things. "Dangerous" substances are self-governing... those that can't moderate don't live long enough to reproduce.Rufus Otishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916859989509921697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690365956618918207.post-45937414825306203632010-09-06T10:03:44.647-07:002010-09-06T10:03:44.647-07:00Thanks for your comments, much appreciated.
Yep, ...Thanks for your comments, much appreciated.<br /><br />Yep, I agree, civil unions for all, straights and gays, would be the ideal approach. As you imply, this is partly a separation of church and state issue.<br /><br />Regarding marijuana (or actually any drug), my main point is, whether or not it is harmful, it should not properly be the government's role to ban it. This is of course from my libertarian perspective, wherein the government's function is limited to protecting individual rights. <br /><br />There are many activities and substances that may be harmful, or have negative impact on families, that are perfectly legal and no one would ever suggest should be made illegal.<br /><br />Furthermore, criminilizing any substance that is highly desired by a significant number of people just creates a black market and more crime---e.g. what happened during prohibition. The "war on drugs" has likely caused most of the gang violence.<br /><br />I would add that I suspect that all of the drugs that are "harder" than marijuana (heroin, cocaine, etc) are without a doubt harmful, but I do not think it is right to criminilize them for that reason.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356460399015222744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690365956618918207.post-48533237707668380472010-09-06T06:58:32.157-07:002010-09-06T06:58:32.157-07:00You should post more often.
I tend to be in agre...You should post more often. <br /><br />I tend to be in agreement on Gay Marriage, if anything the government needs to get out of sanctioning what is essentially a religious institution. Civil unions for all I say. <br /><br />As to the war on drugs, I have mixed feelings. As far as I can tell, Pot is about as harmful as smoking cigarettes while drinking beer. But many other recreational drugs are far more terrifying. Limiting their use is an attempt to limit their fallout - on families, kids, communities.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777402794924717714noreply@blogger.com