Take the Government out of Marriage
Since the gay marriage debate is becoming increasingly heated on both sides, perhaps an alternative to legalizing gay marriage would be to get Government out of the marriage business altogether. Instead, the Government may perform 'civil unions' for any and all consenting adults (with perhaps the only limitation being that it may only be between 2 exclusive adults, no multiple civil unions). These civil unions would be ...more »
Since the gay marriage debate is becoming increasingly heated on both sides, perhaps an alternative to legalizing gay marriage would be to get Government out of the marriage business altogether. Instead, the Government may perform 'civil unions' for any and all consenting adults (with perhaps the only limitation being that it may only be between 2 exclusive adults, no multiple civil unions). These civil unions would be nearly identical to marriages in the eyes of the Government except in name only. The Government would look upon these simply as property/financial partnerships. The Government would cease from recognizing any and all marriages and marriage ceremonies would only be performed by ministers or church groups.
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