Dear Mary...

"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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Thst would require removing the functional basis of contract law and
most criminal laws. So you're reaching.


Not at all. We can either redefine marriage arbitrarily or we cannot. If
we can redefine it we can make it anything we choose.

Lo, many moons past, on Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:44:40 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
.. .

Thst would require removing the functional basis of contract law and
most criminal laws. So you're reaching.


Not at all. We can either redefine marriage arbitrarily or we cannot. If
we can redefine it we can make it anything we choose.

So long as we maintain the basic concept of a contract between
consenting adults, or juveniles with parental or court consent.

Sorry, but that leaves you and your sheep out.

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"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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So long as we maintain the basic concept of a contract between
consenting adults, or juveniles with parental or court consent.

Sorry, but that leaves you and your sheep out.


Why do you discriminate against animal lovers? Why are you opposed to equal
rights?

Lo, many moons past, on Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:44:29 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
.. .

So long as we maintain the basic concept of a contract between
consenting adults, or juveniles with parental or court consent.

Sorry, but that leaves you and your sheep out.

Why do you discriminate against animal lovers? Why are you opposed to equal
rights?

The moment you can show a sheep who can give inforned consent, go for
it. However, until you can do that, you are exploiting a creature
that cannot decide to take part... much like a child molestor.

Now, are you going to give up on this? And address your bizarre claim
that a legal contract somehow requires opposite genders?

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"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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The moment you can show a sheep who can give inforned consent,
go for it. However, until you can do that, you are exploiting a creature
that cannot decide to take part... much like a child molestor.


My sheep loves me.



Now, are you going to give up on this?


Just using absurdity to illustrate the absurd.



And address your bizarre claim
that a legal contract somehow requires opposite genders?


A legal contract does not require opposite genders, but a marriage does.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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The moment you can show a sheep who can give inforned consent,
go for it. However, until you can do that, you are exploiting a creature
that cannot decide to take part... much like a child molestor.


My sheep loves me.



Now, are you going to give up on this?


Just using absurdity to illustrate the absurd.



And address your bizarre claim
that a legal contract somehow requires opposite genders?


A legal contract does not require opposite genders, but a marriage does.


Isn't a marriage a contract?...
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-Gord.

"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
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Isn't a marriage a contract?...


Are all contracts a marriage?

Lo, many moons past, on Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:49:53 GMT, a stranger
called by some "Steven P. McNicoll"
came forth and told this tale in us.military.army


"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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The moment you can show a sheep who can give inforned consent,
go for it. However, until you can do that, you are exploiting a creature
that cannot decide to take part... much like a child molestor.

My sheep loves me.

Can the sheep clearly announce that, in a way recognizable by a third
party?

Now, are you going to give up on this?

Just using absurdity to illustrate the absurd.

Your thought processes, maybe.

And address your bizarre claim
that a legal contract somehow requires opposite genders?

A legal contract does not require opposite genders, but a marriage does.

In the United States, civil marriage is a legal contract.

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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail

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"Douglas Berry" wrote in message
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In the United States, civil marriage is a legal contract.


We can redefine it to be anything we choose.

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 06:02:10 GMT, Douglas Berry
wrote:

My sheep loves me.

Can the sheep clearly announce that, in a way recognizable by a third
party?

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