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Originally Posted by kadtxgrl  My husband was basically saying the same thing DC Deep was saying.....that the government basically needs to get out of the marriage business (defining legallally recognized marriages.....) and leave it to the churches to decide. But it is kind of a catch 22 because the federal government needs some kind of criteria to use to assign or dole out benefits. |
The problem is that the government IS in the marriage business, as long as it provides tax incentives to married people. That ain't gonna change. Ever. Until gay marriages are federally recognized, that's discrimination.
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Originally Posted by kadtxgrl Personally I don't see what is wrong with having domestic partnerships. If it has the same legal benefits what is in a name?
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I hear where you're coming from on this, but still, separate but equal is hardly equal. How would you feel if the man you wanted to marry was of another race, and the government would only let you call it a domestic partnership?