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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
4. I voted "yes"....BUT....
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 04:05 PM
Jan 2015

..... what I really would like to see is the government get out of the marriage business altogether. The government should only issue Domestic Partnerships....to any consenting adult couple of any race or gender. Then through that, and only that, will their children and their property matters be legal.
After that you may get married in a church, temple, mosque, Denny's....anywhere and any way you want because the actual marriage has nothing to do with the legality of your joint property, children....all that stuff.

So one can just get the Domestic Partnership and be all legal and recognized. ....and can stop there, or

one can get married too if that is important to you.

But JUST getting married will not be recognized by the government.


Why is that so hard to figure out and do?

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If the state is in the marriage business at all, it should be open to all (assuming consent, age, kelly1mm Jan 2015 #1
You mentioned 'number of partners' Neon Gods Jan 2015 #8
number of partners Kevin from WI Jan 2015 #10
Here is what I found on the interwebz: LostOne4Ever Jan 2015 #2
you're fast! RussBLib Jan 2015 #3
Some interesting statistics there JDDavis Jan 2015 #9
I voted "yes"....BUT.... AlbertCat Jan 2015 #4
What I gather from your post Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #14
Marriage is not a sacrament. It's a legal status. AlbertCat Jan 2015 #18
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If your interest is "between atheist/agnostic Democrats and believer Democrats" why aren't... brooklynite Jan 2015 #6
Absolutely yes Rob H. Jan 2015 #7
No atheist would vote against freedom, would they? JDDavis Jan 2015 #11
It's already legal in all provinces of Canada. Rainforestgoddess Jan 2015 #12
And an even simpler question... onager Jan 2015 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #15
I need to practice better comprehension RussBLib Jan 2015 #16
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Congratulations JDDavis Jan 2015 #20
Awesome! trotsky Jan 2015 #21
On a site like this, such a poll might be meaningless, ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2015 #22
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