“Liberals want the government to be your Mommy. Conservatives want government to be your Daddy. Libertarians want it to treat you like an adult.”
– Andre Marrou
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The only problem with this cartoon is that gay marriage is the issue, not “marriage equality.” Homosexuals have just as much right to get married as anyone else, but just not to anyone of the same gender!