"Mark Grisanti" written by Paul on estrip.org

07/26/11 12:48 - ID#54788

Mark Grisanti

I kind of feel bad for him. The anti gays are really hating on him now for representing his district. I find it so ironic that the Christian right winger want to see a referendum on this. This isn't California. How is anyone imposing gay marriage in anyone else?

I still wish they hadn't approved gay marriage but had rather cancelled marriage altogether and left marriage as something non governmental that you can choose to do on your own or with your church.

tinypliny writes at 12:41:56 07/29/11 - Comment #63943: I wish things were as clear in everyone's heads about what the definition of "marriage" really is as it is in your's (e:ExBuffalonian). Then we wouldn't have all this mess about who is allowed to marry and who isn't. And while we are at it, I also don't understand the fact that you can only pick one person as your next of kin. That is so artificial. You come into the world with so many next of kins... why limit your personal choice of more next of kins to just one? That doesn't sound fair or logical, does it?

ExBuffalonian writes at 12:10:39 07/29/11 - Comment #63940: Wills can be contested, even explicit ones. Then there's the nasty issue of paying an inheritance tax, from which a spouse is exempt. My boyfriend and I, for example, own our house together with both our names on the title. We set it up that way this time around, because we realized about 5 years ago, when we were in the last house we owned, that he couldn't afford to inherit our house if something happened to me (since we weren't married because we're two guys). When I said that marriage is about establishing next of kin, I meant that from a historical perspective. Marriage never was an exclusive Christian invention or tradition. It only exists because, from the beginning, people felt they needed a contract that would ensure that the lady would be provided for if/when the husband bit the dust. It serves the same purpose today, just like a will but more comprehensive and less chance of being ambiguous.

libertad writes at 12:09:50 07/29/11 - Comment #63939: It's not just about who gets your crap when you die. It also is who can make medical decisions on your behalf when you aren't able to, who can collect social security survivor benefits (still can't, cause of DOMA), health insurance, tax benefits and also having the right to a divorce. Without marriage equality, same sex couples do not have the same legal process to split the things that were acquired during the course of the relationship should it come to and end. There is no amount of paperwork that you could fill out with a lawyer that would ever equal all that comes with the one simple marriage certificate. Marriage unites two people from different families (usually) into one.

paul writes at 11:58:50 07/29/11 - Comment #63938: I think there are still questions about that kind of stuff all of the time or wills would not exist. An explicit will sounds like a lot more reliable.

ExBuffalonian writes at 11:52:16 07/29/11 - Comment #63937: Marriage isn't about God or religion. It's about establishing next of kin, so that one day when you're planted in the ground, there won't be any question about who gets your stuff. Plain and simple.

libertad writes at 08:30:25 07/27/11 - Comment #63906: I love you Mark Grisanti!!! I am so glad I voted for you rather than the dweeb, Antoine. You deserve a LOT of respect for your decision.

When I look at that girl with the tape on her mouth I feel like I am about to be gay bashed as soon as it is ripped off.

metalpeter writes at 05:45:51 07/27/11 - Comment #63896: Honestly there are concepts that I don't understand... I understand that if two people love each other they can get married and it is about god and family and not sinning and that ok that I get..... But here is what doesn't make sense...

There is freedom of and from Religion and the State can not endorse a religion .... Now if this is true then I have some questions....

Why is being married to more then one person like how the Mormons did it is illegal... Wouldn't this not be granting them the freedom of everyone else... Wouldn't it be discriminatory to Mormons....I say it is.... Aren't there other countries where people have Multiple wives (or they used to) and the wives are about different duties in the home... Not sure if that is cultural or religious but why is that not legal here....

But I guess my real question is how can two people say the love each other get married by god and say an oath "Till Death do You part" yes in god's eyes only death can end it.... Then they get all kinds of special benefits from the government ?

The Only thing that I can think of is they took the English Version of Marriage and no one has had a strong enough case to call it unconstitutional.............

tinypliny writes at 07:44:05 07/26/11 - Comment #63883: I wish they would do away with marriage. It is such an outdated, inflexible, money-wasting and irritating concept. In my mind, the very fact that it can be docked into something like "traditional" or even "gay" marriage is very telling about how discriminatory and medieval society-pandering a concept it really is. Ugh.

metalpeter writes at 05:22:15 07/26/11 - Comment #63873: Point #2.... The Claim is that Being brought up in the Church he has this one view but from a legal point of view everyone should have the same rights... That is what he chose and he claims that was the right thing to do....

Reason I say claim is that for all we know maybe he thought that he would gain votes from whom ever he lost votes from... Maybe he knew he was what the media looks at as the swing vote and if he caused (again in the eyes of others at least) it not to pass he didn't want to be that guy in history... He didn't want to look back and say I blew it.... He didn't want to be on as they say the wrong side of history.....

What is really crazy is there is a lawsuit over this.... I think part of the tie in is that people who voted to pass the bill got money and lots of it from gay rights groups the contention is that he was one of them.... I don't buy it.....

metalpeter writes at 05:17:13 07/26/11 - Comment #63872: Here is what I don't get #1 he isn't the only person who voted for it! Yes they counted everyone one up and he was the deciding vote but you know what if the person before him said no his yes wouldn't have mattered it would have been a tie..... Just because he had the final vote and changed doesn't make his vote any more powerful then anyone else's vote that changed....

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Category: body

07/25/11 09:13 - ID#54787

OMFG

What the hell is this in my arm? Its like I got bit by a mini vampire but it does not itch or hurt. I have never seen such bright red marks with bright white circles around them. If its a tick bite I will just kill myself.

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Category: buffalo

07/24/11 08:59 - ID#54777

Facing Buffalo

(e:terry) and (e:matthew) taking some pics of Buffalo from Fort Erie Canada. Their aide of the river is so much more pleasant but you gave to consider how much smaller if a city it us than Buffalo and that their is not a highway right on the river.

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07/24/11 08:55 - ID#54776

The Tea Party - Lockport Concert Series

Went to go see the teaparty in lockport on Friday. The band was ok but the singer lost his voice halfway through the show. It was one of those shows were all the fans seems to know all the words and sang along.

I was no so into the venue. It was so super crowded and the ticket line was like a half hour long and wound through the cloud while the concession lines themselves were short because no one had tickets.

The pinnacle moment if irritation was when some super tan bitch elbowed me because I did not let her and her multiple cans of beer through right away.

I hate girls that assume that I am some desperate straight guy and that they can do whatever they want because they look slutty. I did finally let her through but not before spitting in her hair. I hope she gets orange tongue to go with her fake tan.

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Category: property

07/23/11 09:37 - ID#54773

Terry and the porch

(e:terry) and (e:enknot) finished the porch at the rental property. They replaced the wood and painted. It looks amazing. I think we can get our insurance back again now.

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Category: computers

07/23/11 12:08 - ID#54770

SwiftKey x, spell correction autopilot

I have a good idea to have a good idea to have a good idea to use the same time. The creator of the most important thing is to be a good idea to have a good idea to have a great way to get the best of the most popular and we will be able to find out more about the same time. The creator of America, Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.

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Category: history

07/22/11 06:14 - ID#54766

Was Theodore Roosevelt A Stoner?

What's with the new slogan for the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural site.

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Category: food

07/22/11 01:56 - ID#54762

Fire Roasted Corn at Globe

Probably not a good as (e:tinypliny)'s

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Category: computers

07/22/11 01:17 - ID#54761

Mac OS 10.7

The installation was a breeze. I put $29 into the app store on my computer and my computer updated itself. No disk, no settings, nothing. That part was pretty good. Especially considering (e:matthew) and I were arguing at one point and the computer got shut, went to sleep and woke back up in the middle of the install.

The one thing I really don't like is the scrolling. The way it works now, dragging the trackpad down scrolls up and dragging the trackpad up scroll down, like on an iphone. It seems to break the convention of everything other computer system. Maybe I will get used to it.

I really don't like it as much as gnome 3. For example launchpad sucks compared to the gnome 3's dash.

Overall it really doesn't seem like much is different. I don't expect anyone to have trouble switching between from 10.6 to 10.7.

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Category: food

07/22/11 01:02 - ID#54759

Two quails and a shephards pie

(e:tinypliny) and I went Betty's for dinner the other night. We sat outside and were so into our conversation that when we finally looked inside we realized the chairs were up. (e:tinypliny) proceded to steal the linens and we left. Half way down the block she realized she had the napkin in her hand so we went back to return it.

The food was quite delicious. I had two quail and tiny had the veggie shephards pie.