Matt Salmon, GOP Congressman, Does Not Support Gay Marriage Despite Gay Son

[DC Al Fine]

Why should he change the law just because it would benefit his son? That seems a terrible way to guide policy. He should do it because it is the right thing to do for everybody.

Exactly.

Say his son was caught with child porn. Does that mean he should try and legalise it?

[DC Al Fine]

Why should he change the law just because it would benefit his son? That seems a terrible way to guide policy. He should do it because it is the right thing to do for everybody.

Exactly.

Say his son was caught with child porn. Does that mean he should try and legalise it?

umm no, but child porn is different from same-sex marriage in that the latter isn't harmful to anyone.

That's irrelevant to the question at hand. What a politician's kids are/think has nothing to do with whether its a good policy idea.

[DC Al Fine]

Why should he change the law just because it would benefit his son? That seems a terrible way to guide policy. He should do it because it is the right thing to do for everybody.

Exactly.

Say his son was caught with child porn. Does that mean he should try and legalise it?

umm no, but child porn is different from same-sex marriage in that the latter isn't harmful to anyone.

That's irrelevant to the question at hand. What a politician's kids are/think has nothing to do with whether its a good policy idea.

I think the issue is you chose to make a very disgusting comparison. And yes, child porn is obviously harmful to children and society. Gay marriage doesn't harm anyone.

Reductio ad absurdum. The disgusting comparison highlights the argument's absurdity.