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Old 04-25-2009, 01:52 AM   #176
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Originally Posted by Achilles View Post
Why do we need such a compromise for gay marriage, but not for other things...like slavery?
This comment reminds me of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The debates were over slavery, of course, but just as importantly (to me at least) they were also concerned with popular sovereignty (Douglas) verses doing the right thing (Lincoln).

Kind of pertains to this situation, doesn't it?


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