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Old 10-24-2006, 03:53 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mens Rea
By definition, marriage is inviting a third entity (the state) into a formerly two party affair. So if the gov't is going to be involved with things such as social security and taxation it seems as though they have a vested interest. The fight for gay marriage is a fight for these rights.
Marriage didn't originally mean inviting a third party and therein lies part of the problem. I haven't really thought a whole lot about this, so I will reserve the right to change my mind later. For now, I say either endorse all legal bindings or remove government involvement altogether.
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