Very Well Done

[nonpareil]

Majority has no right to do wrong.

Majority rules.

[nonpareil]

Majority has no right to do wrong.

We'll have to talk about this some more, sometime.ha.

[circumcised guy]

It's good to see we're not as closed minded and backward as we once where Well on some subjects anyway

[ninebitree]

The wishes of 30% of the country have been blatantly ignored to cater for a tiny minority. Democracy gone mad. Vegetarians constitute a similar sized minority. Should we hold a referendum outlawing meat consumption to cater for them?

[simon2280]

The wishes of 30% of the country have been blatantly ignored to cater for a tiny minority. Democracy gone mad. Vegetarians constitute a similar sized minority. Should we hold a referendum outlawing meat consumption to cater for them?

Since You Raised The Subject Of Vegetarian Rights and a Referendum to Outlaw Meat Consumption, Word an Entry for The Constitution That is Appropriate, ninebitree,

[nonpareil]

The wishes of 30% of the country have been blatantly ignored to cater for a tiny minority. Democracy gone mad. Vegetarians constitute a similar sized minority. Should we hold a referendum outlawing meat consumption to cater for them?

A democratic state caters ,in as much as it can ,for its minorities.
In a true democracy freedom of religion or freedom to vote for a political party is taken as a given.Now freedom to marry whomsoever you wish has been added to these.
And by doing so the majority heterosexual population will not be threatened in any way.
As regards children (sometimes mentioned with the definition of the family by the "no campaign) the laws on child welfare are already there only to be implemented properly and adoption laws are quite stringent for anyone of any persuasion.
Today's amendment doesn't change these things in any way.

[nonpareil]

The wishes of 30% of the country have been blatantly ignored to cater for a tiny minority. Democracy gone mad. Vegetarians constitute a similar sized minority. Should we hold a referendum outlawing meat consumption to cater for them?

Your logic is flawed.Todays marriage amendment doesn't outlaw anything but instead allows something.

[mr gear]

Don't think many will be getting married in Leitrim or Roscommon anytime soon

[TonyStark]

The wankers at Stormont could do with holding referendums at it's clear they haven't a clue about what the people here want.

Well done to the southern people for exercising their democratic right to allow a minority to be more equal with the rest of society. Sad state of affairs that my wee area is the only area in the British Isles not to allow everybody who is in love to marry if they want.

People had the right to vote no and I respect their reasons for doing so but tbh I don't see how two people of the same sex getting married affects me in such a way that I want to deny them something that would make them happy.

[Naughtynatalie]

We have amended our constitution to cater for <3% of the population. A sad day. Although for once I am on a losing side it is a source of great consolation to know I was on the right side.

Are you gay? Does it affect you directly?

It shouldnt be an issue as we should already be free to love & marry who we want, catholic/protestant, white/black, gay/straight.