Protest the passage of Prop 8

[doddiemoemoe]

  It is entirely possible, and I have lived it.medical 
care/wills/guardianships/living trusts etc. etc..

Even for taxes one can file, "head of household"...

I know it's possible because I have lived it!!!!  To be honest if one 
knows their way around the law benefits suit the individual more than 
the "family unit"..and definitely more than the "single parent" and 
even more than the "married couple with no children"..

I'm not saying I disagree with the protests...I just don't think 
Government has the right to tell anyone to not marry...anymore than 
they do to tell anyone TO marry...I simply don't think the government 
has the right to tell anyone to marry or not...

Why on earth does the government need to recognize a family unit??? 
I'm a custodial stepmom...for more than 12 years now...the government 
never treats me as part of a family unit...but the government has the 
right to declare the children's biomother as a NON-part(non-parent) of 
the family unit quite legally with the laws on the books....and to be 
honest over the years, I have more rights under a power of attorney 
than my husband and the kids biomom do as a parents.

 The only arguement I can think of at this time is for social security 
benefits, and to be honest...I don't think they can last much longer, 
given the state of our economy and the bailouts and the incessant use 
of social security monies for something other than that which they 
were designated.. 

  What with wills, living trusts, durable power of attorneys, and any 
adaptive power of attorney... I know folks are able to protect 
themselves legally..However, I still believe that government needs to 
remove itself from the institution of marriage..

(and come on...the government has removed itself from these polygamy 
marriages a great deal over the years...why is it okay for the 
government to ignore marriages of teen girls to senior citizens; yet 
get all up into gay marriage all of a sudden?!?!?  It just makes no 
sense to me...if folks want to marry, then marry..if not, then they 
shouldn't...one thing I firmly believe....the government shouldn't 
have a part in deciding who should and should not marry...beyond 
protection of minors and disabled folks).


D
 (Who simply thinks that removing government from marriage would be 
easier and most definitely faster than fighting for "gay rights" and 
would urge all gays to consider how long the battle for interracial 
marriage to be legal took..and consider that my stance might be a way 
to attain  equal status in a more efficient manner. What happens when 
one doesn't have to file for a marriage license to be married?!?!  
Common law marriage returns...and the common law states do not dictate 
male/female...only common residence and length of relationship and I 
have yet to find a common law statute on the books that involves 
multiple spouses...)




 



Annemehr:
> That's impossible.
> 
> Government is inolved in marriage because they need a way to 
> recognize a family unit.  This is necessary for all sorts of things -
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>  rights of inheritance and survivorship, child custody issues, etc.  
> Also, government sanction of marriages has wider implications, such 
> as recognition of next-of-kin in hospitals, spousal insurance 
> coverage, etc.
>