stupidest response I ever received from anyone

[Mari333]

on a poll about legalizing the civil rights of glbt to marry

"WHERE IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS DOES IT SAY GAY PEOPLE CAN MARRY!?"

are people really this dumb?

please say it isnt so, please say this is one in a million

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. The answer to your question is yes. And it's closer to 7 out of every 10. nt

[Mari333]

3. hahaha you name is priceless

[LaydeeBug]

2. Alas, my dear Mari333, when you think you've seen all of teh stupid...

you are confronted with vast reserves. They have vast reserves of teh stupid on hand.

[blueworld]

4. Don't give up hope, I'm sure there's someone dumber yet to come n/t

[G_j]

5. yes,

though I bet they don't know what is actually IN the Constitution.

[Mari333]

7. well I responded by asking him where in the bill of rights does it say Black people can vote

he hasnt replied.

[Hosnon]

8. Or any person. Does he say why he thinks constitutional rights are limited to

the Bill of Rights?

[G_j]

14. LOL, and BTW, nowhere does it say in the Constitution

that people can drive cars, own TVs, or wear purple.
:shrug:

[Obamanaut]

32. Or have an AIr Force. n/t

[Deep13]

6. People can be bone stupid sometimes. nt

[leeroysphitz]

9. The internets is an endless solid wall of stupid that we keep beating or heads on. n/t

[Mari333]

11. It is kind of fun to F with people's heads, however

:P

[KingFlorez]

10. I've seen that one many times

And all from the so-called pro-constitution types who pick through it and interpret it how they want.

[pipi_k]

12. And where in the Bill of Rights does it say that only people who can, or will,

have children can marry?

Hey, maybe we should force people who haven't produced a child within two years of marriage to divorce...and prohibit menopausal women and men with vasectomies from marrying, too.


damn.

Lots of real lonely single brain cells out there!

[Doctor_J]

13. Where does it say they can't?

Where does it say that breeders can?

Yes, Limbeciles are even dumber than your worst imaginings.

[Maine-ah]

20. not, to pick a fight...even though this is probably going to...

the term "breeders" is rather offensive.

[Doctor_J]

28. I am a breeder and I am not offended

But if you want to try to hijack this thread with a PC war, flame away!

[Sugarcoated]

31. It is an awful way to describe another, or one's self,

but I bet that's the intention of most people who use it; to incite and offend others, get a reaction.

[Heidi]

15. Was that a DU poll? If so, the member should have gotten his/her ass alerted on.

Anyone at DU not supporting equal rights for all people, including the right to marry, shouldn't be here.

"1. We expect all of our members to support equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. That includes the right to marry."

[Mari333]

17. no no it was on Facebook

lol

[Heidi]

19. I don't know so much about facebook, but if you can see "friends'" replies,

I'd unfriend anyone opposed to equal human rights, unless I had a reasonable chance of leading them to the light. At 46, I choose my battles carefully. I don't spend much time on people who are genuinely recalcitrant.

[pipi_k]

22. At 57, I pick my battles even more carefully...

There are friends and neighbors I know I don't have a chance of "leading to the light", even with regards to basic human rights, but that doesn't mean these people are mean or evil.

In fact, many of them are extremely kind and thoughtful people.


And some of them know what my political and religious attitudes are...often 180 degrees from their own...yet they've never denigrated me or my beliefs. They practice tolerance, even knowing that my beliefs run totally counter to their own.


I can't punish them for their beliefs as long as they're willing to view me as a person beyond my beliefs. If someone wants to "unfriend" me because of what I do or do not believe, well, that's their choice.

:)

[Heidi]

24. I've never known a truly kind, thoughtful homophobe, racist, anti-Semite, mysognist, or misandrist.

If anyone wants to "unfriend" me for standing by principles that harm no one but contribute to human evolution, I'll consider it a character endorsement.

[RaleighNCDUer]

16. Actually, it says it in the 1st Amendment.

In the 'hands off religion' clause. If you belong to a gay church, and the pastor marries you, the government cannot say you are not married. (Even though it does.) That would be interfering in religious beliefs.

IMO.

[Taitertots]

36. There is a difference between saying you are married

and legally recognizing them as such.

A church can tell me I'm an eagle, that doesn't mean I'm legally recognized as one.

[zipplewrath]

18. Pursuit of happiness

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,...

Take your pick. Justice? Tranquility? Blessings of Liberty?

[depakid]

33. Try Amendment V, XIV and Article IV sec 1

"no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".

and

Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.

See also: "immutable characteristics" and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

[guitar man]

21. my reply would be

"Where does it say they can't?"

And I would remind them that the Constitution does not grant rights, but serves to place restrictions on government.

[lib_n_proud7650]

23. I encounter these idjits everyday

[progressoid]

25. Sadly, millions everyday tune into Glenn Blech and Rush and O'Reilly and

get their irrational behavior reinforced.

[TransitJohn]

26. I realized at a young age that

there is not bottom most depth of human stupidity.

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. The pursuit of happiness?

[donheld]

29. I'd bet they're some actually dumber than that.

[RedCappedBandit]

30. Yes, people are that dumb. nt

[Taitertots]

34. I'm pretty sure it doesn't even say straight people can marry

At least not explicitly

[blondeatlast]

35. Yes, people are that dumb. Sad, but true. nt