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br> Lee's Summit, Missouri /p>

The difference between civil unions and gay marriage is simple: the first one gives gays de facto equality, insofar as government can confer it to anyone; the second capriciously overturns thousands of years of religious and conventional understanding to placate a particular constituency.

p>I have no problem with civil unions. But if they attempt to write a gay marriage ban into my state's constitution, I will support it -- along with any attempt to reign in the kind of judicial activism that br> makes a mockery of the legislative process. br> -- Arnold Ahlert br> Boca Raton, Florida /p> p> Will the ruling by the court now rend civil unions nil and void? In other words, if couples living together expect partner benefits will they have to be married now? Maybe for employers this will be more cost-effective. br> -- John Cropp /p> p> THE PORTLAND VOTE

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