Gay Marriage
From a moderate blogger who I follow. I don't know or read her son but while I was aware of these events separately I didn't put them in their proper historical context until reading his post.
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I honestly have no idea why the republican party is so insistent on shooting itself in the foot over gay marriage. I truly don't see how it would fall under anything besides separation of church and state. |
That being said however, if any two people can love each other and swear themselves to each other for eternity, why not three? Four? More? I think everyone should do their own thing in the privacy of their own homes, and government as a whole should treat every adult as individuals for tax purposes and whatever else. I realize that's an overly simplistic view of things and that there are plenty of complicating factors, but that's what I'd like to see. |
That being said however, if any two people can love each other and swear themselves to each other for eternity, why not three? Four? More? I think everyone should do their own thing in the privacy of their own homes, and government as a whole should treat every adult as individuals for tax purposes and whatever else. I realize that's an overly simplistic view of things and that there are plenty of complicating factors, but that's what I'd like to see. |
I don't know what your personal situation is but my wife and I share everything when it comes to finances. No sense in paying an accountant to figure out who's return gets the child deduction, who's gets the tax on joint checking account interest, etc. Not to mention other benefits like not having to testify against each other (I don't foresee needing it but it doesn't mean it's not important), various medical rights related to each other, etc. It's much easier from a legal standpoint to just redefine marriage to suit a changing society than it is to invent a new framework for all those things. |
I honestly have no idea why the republican party is so insistent on shooting itself in the foot over gay marriage. I truly don't see how it would fall under anything besides separation of church and state. That being said however, if any two people can love each other and swear themselves to each other for eternity, why not three? Four? More? I think everyone should do their own thing in the privacy of their own homes, and government as a whole should treat every adult as individuals for tax purposes and whatever else. I realize that's an overly simplistic view of things and that there are plenty of complicating factors, but that's what I'd like to see. |