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Like I said - I don't oppose gay marriage - but the argument could be made that by establishing government licensed marriage as "something worth fighting for" it further entrenches the notion that government licensed marriage is a positive social construct.

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> the argument could be made that by establishing government licensed marriage as "something worth fighting for" it further entrenches the notion that government licensed marriage is a positive social construct.

But that's a completely useless and unproductive argument to make in the context of the fight being underway, let alone making it while fighting on the other side.

Let alone making it with a sentence in the form of: "Bla bla bla, BUT something that directly contradicts bla bla bla."

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