tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614943219746192803.post5231419554879073774..comments2023-10-24T07:25:51.017-07:00Comments on Old Age Sticks: Same or Opposite?UncleKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658647414516335799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614943219746192803.post-13763643328302385152013-03-30T16:28:15.627-07:002013-03-30T16:28:15.627-07:00Commenting on my own blog post! Gosh, my thinking...Commenting on my own blog post! Gosh, my thinking has changed since I wrote this a couple of years ago. I'm still pretty sure that no human being has any inherent, inborn rights to ANYTHING except struggle for survival. Rights ARE accorded by societies--they are fought for and eventually they become generally accepted and incorporated (either explicitly or implicitly) in the society's constitution. I think now, upon reflection, that this general acceptance has been achieved in America--and that hence, the equal protection clause of the 14 Amendment will sooner or later be the vehicle by which the entire country validates its acceptance of same-sex marriage. Courts (especially the Supreme Court) will eventually acknowledge this now-apparent constitutionality. And marriage equality will NOT have to wait for legislative approval (which would be long in coming in the Deep South.)UncleKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658647414516335799noreply@blogger.com