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Originally posted by leagleaze
neither of these things is enough to induce me to enter into what is an academic discussion to most of you, but a serious and personal issue to me.
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Leagle - can you please answer these questions:
1) Are there any arguments that you can advance that would support gay marriage that could not also be used to support polygamy; and
2) What rights or obligations can you not get with a civil union or even by private contract with your partner that you can get if gay unions are deemed marriages instead of civil unions.
FYI - I genuinely fear that if gay marriage is allowed, the polygamists are the next in line to ask for legal recognition of their unions. Maybe not in the next 10 years, but I see this as a very real possibility down the road.
I also strongly suspect that this is more about getting government benefits and employer sponsored benefits than anything else. Many employers now give the benefits to gay partners and more and more are being added to those roles every day. So it seems to be the government benefits that are the most likely reason to want gay marriage as opposed to a civil union or private contracts between partners.
TIA.
