MARRIAGE AGAIN
President Bush has fired the first major shot in the cultural war over marriage, urging a constitutional amendment banning all gay marriages. The battle has just begun and I'm sure that most everyone is already tired of it.
So he's "protecting the sanctity of marriage". Against what? Who is fighting against marriage? Since Bush intends to spend millions to counsel on marriage, you might think he would favor those who wish to unite in marriage.
An amendment fostering further intrusion of the federal government into personal matters is another Bush administration political move adverse to the interest of Americans. And it would "solve" only one-half of the problem. What about civil unions?
The reason given of reducing litigation disputing recognition of out-of-state marriages
does nothing regarding civil union lawsuits.
Governments, state and federal, should get out of the marriage business. All should be forbidden to regulate, or even name, an institution called "marriage". Rights and duties relating to any civil unions, including rights of children, should be subject to reasonable regulation. Perhaps even a minimum federal standard should be enacted.
Let people, let religions, deal with "marriage". Get governments out of the act.
President Bush has fired the first major shot in the cultural war over marriage, urging a constitutional amendment banning all gay marriages. The battle has just begun and I'm sure that most everyone is already tired of it.
So he's "protecting the sanctity of marriage". Against what? Who is fighting against marriage? Since Bush intends to spend millions to counsel on marriage, you might think he would favor those who wish to unite in marriage.
An amendment fostering further intrusion of the federal government into personal matters is another Bush administration political move adverse to the interest of Americans. And it would "solve" only one-half of the problem. What about civil unions?
The reason given of reducing litigation disputing recognition of out-of-state marriages
does nothing regarding civil union lawsuits.
Governments, state and federal, should get out of the marriage business. All should be forbidden to regulate, or even name, an institution called "marriage". Rights and duties relating to any civil unions, including rights of children, should be subject to reasonable regulation. Perhaps even a minimum federal standard should be enacted.
Let people, let religions, deal with "marriage". Get governments out of the act.
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