Again, our "beloved" Gov. Chris Gregoire shows her ignorance by supporting gay marriage. The reality is that it is not discriminatory to deny homosexuals the right to legally marry. With respect to marriage, homosexuals are afforded exactly the same right as heterosexuals. Both homosexuals and heterosexuals can marry one unmarried adult person of the opposite sex who is not a close blood relative.

Those rules may disappoint the incestuous, pedophiles, polygamists, bigamists and homosexuals, but the issue is not discrimination. It is the basic issue of marriage itself. Gay marriage would not simply "expand marriage," it would completely redefine it. Marriage is about a lot more than just "loving relationships." It is primarily about the perpetuation of the human family, and providing the best possible environment to raise children.

For many generations, governments and societies have granted institutional benefits and privileges only to traditional marriage because only these unions have the biological potential to provide societies with a tangible benefit called children. Gay marriage provides societies with no long-term measurable benefits. Traditional marriage is a government imperative. It is beyond the issue of morals, religion, love, rights or sexual preference. It is the only kind of marriage that will provide societies with a long-term net benefit.

Michael Scrimsher, Burbank