SSM Plebiscite

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This is the crux of the matter as far as I'm concerned.
From my perspective, as a straight, happily married father and grandfather, I don't think that it's any of my business what relationships two consenting adults choose to enter into, so long as those relationships don't adversely affect any third person or society as a whole.
In that light I don't think that the public has the right that you speak of, and it should be noted that if not for the Howard government specifically changing the marriage act there would be no need for the current debate, which in my opinion is unnecessary, divisive, expensive and a great distraction from the far more important issues which should be at the centre of political debate in Australia.
I concede that some people will demand the right to interfere in the lives of others, that's always been the case but there's no justification for it as far as I'm concerned.

Unfortunately B4L there are those who think that their own ideas about society are the only valid ones and it is their sole prerogative to decide what is harmful or not and what is good for everyone. It is this attitude that is the problem more than the specific question of SSM. (If SSM is what some people want btw, then fine by me. Personally, I don't see it as any more harmful than man/woman marriage).