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Repealing DADT, Repealing the Defense of Marriage act, same-sex marriage are some social reforms that would never happen under such a system because you can eas
by tjoff 15y ago
Repealing DADT, Repealing the Defense of Marriage act, same-sex marriage are some social reforms that would never happen under such a system because you can easily find millions of americans that are extremely outraged about those issues.
How is postpone and force a public and (hopefully) fair debate about a subject the same as stopping it from happening?
- dodo53 15y agoA lot of opinion on that kind of thing is pretty much axiomatic and not changeable by reasoned debate
- anamax 15y ago> A lot of opinion on that kind of thing is pretty much axiomatic and not changeable by reasoned debate. So? Why shouldn't they have the ability to postpone things? "Postpone" doesn't mean block. In this context, it just means "takes more time". I find it interesting that "not changeable by reasoned debate" applies mostly to positions that the speaker don't hold.