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You need to stop reading my mind. It makes me self-conscious. Seriously, I was about to post a topic identical to this. Weird.

Anyways, I do have a bit of religious bias as far as homosexual marriages go, but looking at this from a purely Political standpoint, homosexual marriages are not going to do anything good for America. Look at Rome, for example. They also grew out from under a larger monarchy, which was also a major world power at the time. When they came to fruition, they were the most affluent nation in the world. Hell, they were surrounded by barbarians! As they continued to exist, they loosened their moral bond, and ended up sacked by the same-said barbarians. Granted, there are differences, but I think we should learn from this. Giving equal rights does not mean that we have to avoid what is better for the moral basis of America