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The conscience vote in gay marriage : Comments

By Yuri Koszarycz, published 16/12/2011

Abbott's decision to not allow a conscience vote on gay marriage polarises the broader community to either support 'the Party that supports gay marriage', or 'the Party that opposes amendments to the Marriage Act'.

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So whilst the world implodes financially,and the imperialist neocons want to go to war with China/Russia,gay marriage is the big issue?
Posted by Arjay, Friday, 16 December 2011 7:30:02 PM
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This thread is about a conscience vote in regard to same sex marriage,an issue that affects many Australian couples, that happen to be of the same sex.
The world will not end and the extreme rightwing religous fundamentalist will be able to continue and espouse their vitirol, to those who do not follow their dictate.
How about we live and let live, and cease imposing our beliefs towards others, that will not be of harm to anyone of us.
Love comes in many forms, and is always beautiful.
Posted by Kipp, Friday, 16 December 2011 7:37:15 PM
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Gay marriage is only an issue to the gay community,the intellectual Left and to some extent the Churches. The attempt to make it an issue for everyone is coming from the media rather than the community. Generally, people just don't care.
Posted by Atman, Friday, 16 December 2011 7:50:40 PM
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I feel so sorry for Penny and her partners daughter's marital prospects.

What man in his right mind would want two mothers in law?
Posted by imajulianutter, Friday, 16 December 2011 7:52:47 PM
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Dear criticaster,

Your comment was an exercise in casuistry. It doesn't matter what Gillard was thinking. She made a promise. If she had kept it the promise would have been the truth. When she broke it her promise became a lie.
Posted by david f, Friday, 16 December 2011 8:26:14 PM
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Julia Gillard is not in charge of the current
Government - she is in Coalition with the
Independents and the Greens - a minority Government.
She doesn't "lead," she negotiates. There is a
difference.

She has to make compromises and that is the reality
as it exists. To keep repeating the nonsense that she "lied,"
does not make it so. She did not do it deliberately.
She had no choice and Mr Abbott would have been forced
to do exactly the same thing - had he succeeeded in his
attempts.

The PM at least has the decency to now put forward the
conscience vote in gay marriage - which is more than
can be said for the Opposition.
Posted by Lexi, Friday, 16 December 2011 9:27:13 PM
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