As a supporter of gay marriage, and somebody who believes spirituality isn't real, this still strikes me as picking on someone
Same here. To think that you can't even participate in the political process now without the thought police coming in years later to hold you accountable.
And some people wonder why various forms of political groups work so hard to keep their donor lists secret?
You can't have an open society when there are no reasonable limits on how people can judge and prosecute you for your privately held beliefs.
I don't think it's fair to say "privately held belief." He supported a campaign to change public laws. What society can we have when there are no reasonable limits on how people can judge and prosecute you for your attempts to change public law?
Oh, certainly... What does that have to do with my comment?
In my comment, I say nothing about whether or not the campaign was reasonable. I don't think that's a good argument to make. I did say that it's reasonable to judge someone based on their (reasonable or not) attempt to change public law.
Same here. To think that you can't even participate in the political process now without the thought police coming in years later to hold you accountable.
And some people wonder why various forms of political groups work so hard to keep their donor lists secret?
You can't have an open society when there are no reasonable limits on how people can judge and prosecute you for your privately held beliefs.