Self-loathing hypocrite Republican in Minnesota

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Guess he'd rather keep his job than get equal rights. What would you do given that decision? It's a tough call.

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State Sen. Paul Koering, R-Fort Ripley, told KLKS on Friday that he will not vote for the Marriage and Family Protection Act, a bill that would make Minnesota’s marriage laws gender-neutral, allowing same-sex couples many of the rights currently denied by Minnesota statute. Koering, who is gay and a Republican, said he would vote against it because the state faces bigger problems.

I can not begin to comprehend the logic of not wanting to give rights to people like you. It's like a black person not wanting others the right to vote, or a woman not wanting other to have equal pay. Man, this guy is dumb.

Two gays can go to a lawyer and write up a contract including the same 'benefits' in marriage anyway.

Not true at all. Gays can't go to a lawyer and get Social Security survivor benefits. They cannot pass on unlimited wealth tax-free. They can't file a joint tax return. There are innumerable reasons that marriage is a practical matter of equality.