Possibly, and I think your broader point has some merit. I wonder how many well-meaning but uncertain people there are in America who oppose same-sex marriage, though? Who think that obviously, same-sex marriage should be allowed in principle, but don't necessarily think that principle should affect state practice, or who are concerned first and foremost for the rights of their gay compatriots, but are just a bit worried about not denying them those rights, in case it goes wrong somehow? I'm picturing a "give them an inch and they'll take a mile" kind of attitude, although I'm not quite sure what a mile would be, in this case.
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Date: 2008-11-06 09:17 pm (UTC)Possibly, and I think your broader point has some merit. I wonder how many well-meaning but uncertain people there are in America who oppose same-sex marriage, though? Who think that obviously, same-sex marriage should be allowed in principle, but don't necessarily think that principle should affect state practice, or who are concerned first and foremost for the rights of their gay compatriots, but are just a bit worried about not denying them those rights, in case it goes wrong somehow? I'm picturing a "give them an inch and they'll take a mile" kind of attitude, although I'm not quite sure what a mile would be, in this case.