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In reply to the discussion: Lawmakers Consider Preventing ALL Marriage In Oklahoma [View all]Major Nikon
(36,927 posts)57. Do you really have to be this disingenuous?
I was describing what a license is and isn't which you don't seem to understand at all or simply refuse to acknowledge.
License =/ contract
Do you agree, yes or no?
If the answer is no I'm not sure there's much point in trying to discuss this subject with you if we can't even agree on basic terms that can be found in any English dictionary. I have no interest in discussing something with someone who is so disingenuous as to feign illiteracy.
"Because I live in a state that has marriage equality the government [div style="display:inline; background-color:#FFFF66;"]will always authorize any marriage requested between two consenting adults
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517.03 PROHIBITED CIVIL MARRIAGES.
Subdivision 1.General.
The following civil marriages are prohibited:
(1) a civil marriage entered into before the dissolution of an earlier civil marriage of one of the parties becomes final, as provided in section 518.145 or by the law of the jurisdiction where the dissolution was granted;
(2) a civil marriage between an ancestor and a descendant, or between siblings, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood or by adoption; and
(3) a civil marriage between an uncle or aunt and a niece or nephew, or between first cousins, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood, except as to civil marriages permitted by the established customs of aboriginal cultures.
Subdivision 1.General.
The following civil marriages are prohibited:
(1) a civil marriage entered into before the dissolution of an earlier civil marriage of one of the parties becomes final, as provided in section 518.145 or by the law of the jurisdiction where the dissolution was granted;
(2) a civil marriage between an ancestor and a descendant, or between siblings, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood or by adoption; and
(3) a civil marriage between an uncle or aunt and a niece or nephew, or between first cousins, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood, except as to civil marriages permitted by the established customs of aboriginal cultures.
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Many people have tried to make this argument, few of them have really thought it through
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#15
The tax code is modified continuously by every legislative session in every state in the union
Major Nikon
Jan 2014
#17
You don't seem to be able to recognize the difference between private and governmental entities
Major Nikon
Jan 2014
#28
Marriage law is not private, marriages require a state issued marriage license under current law.
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#31
Well if the law were changed as you suggest it should be you would see it is not quite so simple
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#34
Link me to a Noam Chomsky piece in which he calls for the privatization of marriage
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#36
As if it wasn't clear enough I already explained to you why I mentioned Chomsky
Major Nikon
Jan 2014
#46
No they do not have the authority to deny a license for "all sorts of reasons"
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#63
I think most people reading this thread will see who is intellectually bankrupt, and it is not me
Bjorn Against
Jan 2014
#67
You're not married, are you? There are health and financial issues also to consider.
WinkyDink
Jan 2014
#19