Karl Rove and a student at Choate, paraphrased
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Marla Spivak:
How would giving gay people the right to marry endanger other people?
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Karl Rove:
That's something that should be decided by the legislature or a referendum, not a court.
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Marla Spivak:
But wouldn't creating a separate body of legislation for gay people be creating a separate but equal system, a step back?
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Karl Rove:
Mormons changed their views on marriage to conform with the law.
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Marla Spivak:
You never actually answered, how does it threaten anyone?
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Karl Rove:
What's the compelling reason to throw out 5,000 years of understanding the institution of marriage as between a man and a woman?
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Marla Spivak:
What was the compelling reason for society to allow interracial relationships when they had once been outlawed?
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Karl Rove:
blah blah Declaration of Independence blah
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Marla Spivak:
Doesn't "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" mean anything?
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Karl Rove:
Should we then allow polygamy? ... When do you plan to run for political office?
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via the Hartford Courant
