Fighting the gay marriage ban in California is expected to cost taxpayers $25mil?

Should that money be spent this way, or should we use it to fund our already underfunded public schools, or some other community item that benefits us all?Fighting the gay marriage ban in California is expected to cost taxpayers $25mil?
Wow. You asked it wrong and look at all the answers you got. I am for gay marriage, love is too hard to find to limit yourself, especially when it's your natural inclination.Fighting the gay marriage ban in California is expected to cost taxpayers $25mil?
Is that all? I think it will cost more in the long term.





Who ever controls the banker/treasury/accouts then they do what they like with that money. It's not all democratically chosen.





Education should really start at home with parents getting involved from an early age in a childs educational life.


The money that goes to schools end up replacing chairs, desk, carpets, computers, air-conditioning etc and does not end up giving a better education to a child.
Excellent point, especially since bans against same sex marriage are based strictly on ignorance, bigotry and fear. Those things can be overcome through personal introspection without spending a ton of taxpayer dollars.





Unfortuanately, the hate machine that passes as conservative Christianity will go to any length to subject the minority to the whims of the majority. They haven't yet figured out that denying the same rights and liberties to one group of people that another group already has is nothing more than pure evil.





Who will speak for them when someone comes along and tries to deny them their rights?
nope, gay marriage is wrong and it should be fought at all expenses! Someone else being gay is totally my business and I have every right to tell them how to live their lives! I don't care how many kids education we could better or homeless people we could give shelter or medical aide, stop the gays!


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is no one's right to make that choice but the people that are going to get marry. Get over the fact that people like their same sex, theirs nothing wrong with it. it doesnt hurt anyone in anyway. it wont change anyones life, they dont effect u so move on, let them do watever they want to do with their bodies and everybody just worry about themselfs and stop judging people because that gets u nowere. Yes money should be spend in something else then a stupid law like that, maybe to inform ignorant people how to stop hating others and worry about themself.
The California Supreme Court just overturned the gay marriage ban.... no need to fight it anymore.





http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.se鈥?/a>





Are you referring to people who want to put the gay marriage ban back on the ballot? Maybe they should pay the expenses for that.
What I find disturbing the most is that the PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA voted the ban in, and the CA courts overturned it. Like the courts are saying, ';the people are stupid, so we made their decision for them';. That is the scary part!
I agree. The fact is that Prop 22 was unconstitutional and they god damn well knew it. Fighting it is an effort in futility, the money should go to education reform instead.
It is just ridiculous to spend any money but,that amount is just nuts!There are waaaaay to many other ';important'; issues to spend time and money on.
Just let gay people get married. They're not hurting anyone.





';platters,'; blaming it on 'conservative Christians' is bigotry as well.
Cheap at twice the price. Get rid of the illegals and that will free up funds for education.
We should use it on the schools and or the infrastructure of the country. Unfortunately there are a lot of homophobes out there who have never heard the passage in the bible ';Judge not, Lest ye be judged';. They are so afraid that the Gay people in our country will get equal rights even though they are entitled to them. They would rather drag it out in court when clearly, this is a states issue and has noting to do with federal government.





These people love to quote the Bible yet they do not even bother following the ';Big 10';





http://www.pensitoreview.com/2006/06/05/鈥?/a>





http://www.proudofwhoweare.org/storyl.ht鈥?/a>





I always find it is humorous that the people who yell the loudest against homosexuals turn out to be closet homosexuals themselves. They focused the hatred of themselves on hatred of what they are. Sad that someone is so lost that they need to do this because they hate themselves.





Gay men and women are Americans too. The are entitled to all the same rights as everyone else. At the very least we should offer civil unions with equal benefits for non-traditional couples. However, many gay people are extremely religious and they deserve to be married by the church if they so chose.





People just need to get over it. Gay people will not harm you or your children any more than any other person will. A parent should always teach their children to be aware as to what is right and what is wrong no matter who the person. Many molesters turn out to be family members or trusted family friends.





I have worked with many Gay people in my life and have found them to be no different then any other people. They tend to be more accepting of others and their views mainly because they know what it is like to be discriminated against.





People just need to keep their religious views to their family and their church. It has no place in the political forum.