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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion
The argument that if you approve gay marriage then you must approve all marriage is ridiculous, no you can't marry an animal, no you can't marry your daughter or sister, no you can't marry anyone under 18 (not sure if this is nation-wide to be honest). It has to do with consent, an animal can't give consent, and in most incest pairings usually someone is being forced or victimized, so again no consent. Some people want to equate homosexuality to be in the same line of immortality as incest or animal sex. It's a bogus argument.
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I didn't say I agreed with polygamy or people marrying minors (and no, the laws on the latter aren't the same in all 50 states). I was pointing out that proponents of those positions can and will make such arguments. They have the right to make them. They aren't guaranteed the right to prevail. Anyone who thinks that such arguments will simply never be made are either naïve or have no idea how the legal system in this country works.