I am responding to the debate between the College Democrats and the College Republicans U Chapter on “Gay Marriage.” I attended the blessed event on Thursday afternoon, and I was totally not surprised that the Republicans had no hard evidence to support their argument (if you can call it that). They used that same boring rhetoric that has been said over and over again that gay marriage is not natural, and “the people” are against gay marriage. I would like to know which people the republicans are referring to. I am a citizen of the state of Utah. I pay my taxes here, my family is here, I am a registered voter, and I choose to attend college here. By these standards I am a member of “the people” and I very much support gay marriage. In the debate the Republicans offered a bit of advice to all of us “gays.” They told us to “vote with our feet” The notion of voting with my feet is absurd. The republicans would be offended if “the people” asked them to all move to Texas. Well I am not going anywhere. I will continue to vote, pay my taxes and attend school, and if the republicans don’t like it,…vote with your feet.
Lauren Littlefield Junior Gender Studies.