Because according to Mitt Romney, biological plumbing determines some things are "rights", and other things are "privileges" granted by states.
Wow. So by that rationale, gays who hold a believe that God has granted them equal rights as His creation only get to exercise freedom of religion to that end as long as the state they are in agrees to grant them that privilege.
And if gays want to publish pamphlets or newspaper articles supporting their positions, well, that "freedom of the press" is a provisional privilege that individual states should certainly be able to decide yea or nay on.
And, by that rationale, one could decide that freedom of religion is a "right" for Christians, but a "privilege" for non-Christians (Bryan Fischer's position). And freedom of speech is a "right" for, say, men, but a "privilege
for women. And freedom of the press is a "right" for, let's say, English-language press, but a "privilege" for anyone else.
If you let 'tradition" or "majority rule" or "what I feel comfortable with" alone define what is a right and what is a state-granted privilege, then you really aren't talking about "rights" at all. Because as soon as someone else becomes the tradition-holder, or the majority, or the folks who define what's "natural", then using that rationale any right can be taken away.
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Romney: Hospital Visitation For Gay Couples Are ‘Benefits’ Not Rights
Mitt Romney thinks allowing same-sex couples to visit each other in the hospital is a benefit — not a civil right — and he will let states take that away.
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"Tradition" is the weakest excuse for policy, but if you take that away it forces people to admit that they are trying to pass religious policy which is unconstitutional.
And what kind of “religious policy” prevents a sick or dying person from being comforted by a loved one? Not mine, Willard.
But Ellie, it’s THE WRONG KIND OF LOVE!!!!!!!!
I’m sure that Mitt’s argument is that he’s not dictating religious views but a federalist position that lets the states do whatever they heck they want.
We have a good 200 years of tradition built up around pretending something is a "State's Rights" issue whenever we don't have the moral cojones to deal with an obvious injustice as a nation.