Military Gay Marriage?

[Gunner Carvo]

Isn't freedom of sexual preference listed in the constitution somewhere? I think it would be wrong of us to say, "Sure, you can vote. Yep, say what you want about the government or who ever pissed in your cheerios today. Praise that compost heap if you feel the need. BUT KEEP THAT PECKER OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, SON! I have met some people in the military who have an unpopular life style. I even became friends with a couple of them. It didn't make them any less of a Sailor, Soldier, or otherwise!

[Gunner Carvo]

Housing, for Gay couples, would need to be provided? What the hell would they need special housing for, more closet space? That comment made no sense.

"Our soldiers would need to be given classes on tolerance and acceptance of Gays in our Military." Where have you been? Have any of you gone to the PX, NEX, etc. lately? If you know what to look for you will notice more homosexual people than you probably care to. But, they go unnoticed a majority of the time. Why? The same reason there are so many jokes about the Navy being gay in general. When your stuck on a ship out to sea for weeks at a time people do stupid sh_t to amuse themselves and/or others such as smacking each other on the ass. Are they gay? Ballplayers do it all time on national television. It doesn't necessarily mean they are gay, just comfortable enough with themselves and his/her shipmates to do stupid sh_t knowing that there is no sexual meaning behind it. Not to mention, we don't care if FC2 and IT2 are going to go home and blow each other as long as they show up, do their jobs, and fullfil their enlistment contracts to the best of their abilities.

[philly]

Not everyone shares your opinion on Gay relationships and marriages. You have every right to be pro Gay, but I don't have to like what you believe is an okay life style! Where did I come from? Let's see, I did a tour in the Military and I never once came across anyone that was tolerant of a dude getting or giving a blow job to another guy. Where I come from, that's pretty discusting business...

[BLUEHAWK]

Gunner -
What we started talking about is the effect MARRIAGE between gays would have on the military...

No, it ain't listed in the Constitution... none of 'em ever thought of any such a possibility, specifically.

Now it seems we gotta, or had better.

Of course they are not any less of anything, that ain't the point.

Picture it Gunner, picture what would happen if a Gunnery Sarge or Chief Petty had to deal with gay marital issues... MARITAL issues Gunner, not Gay issues.

[BLUEHAWK]

Update:

Last night on MSNBC Judge Robert Bork said that he believes gay marriage will become legalized with the next two to three years. That is saying quite a lot coming from a jurist of his background.

[Gunner Carvo]

Philly, Christians say the same things about Jews. Plus, the Christians didn't look at Druidism as "an okay lifestyle" so they slaughtered them all across the UK until they were gone. There has been discrimination against those of "alternative lifestyles" for centuries. Just because you find it disgusting does not make it wrong. I find broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, and almost every vegetable disgusting, but I'm not telling you that it should be against the law to have them on the same plate as a steak!

I'm not pro-gay. I'm just a heterosexual male who has been exposed to enough homosexual people that were cool with me (never hit on me after hearing I'm straight) to know that I have no conflict with them. I have no reason to afraid of them or hateful towards them.

What happened to the "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"? It's their lives, they have liberty, let them pursue their happiness; gay, straight, or otherwise.

You're right, Mike, a marital issue. Chief deal with those all the time. The only difference I see is the guy would be talking about his husband, not his wife.

[Keith_Hixson]

The Brimstone will start to fall. Every society that has tolerated a homosexual life style has fallen from moral decay. It will happen in America Also. Good Bye America, Good Bye!

Keith

[BLUEHAWK]

Gunner, Philly & Keith -

Recent poll, 54% of Americans favor gay marriage.

There be lies, damn lies, and statistics...

[Keith_Hixson]

Anyone can poll and interpret the results to suit their belief system.

Other polls put it at less than 10%

Keith

[BLUEHAWK]

Keith -
The one quoted was from NPR (where else?)... broadcast last Wednesday morning.

Like I said, lies, damn lies, and statistics.