Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Second verse, same as the first.....

Hey, other people have a problem with Bush... Too bad it won't make a difference. Only those who agree with the Current Administration have a voice here now....

Now for my soapbox about the controversy over same sex marriages. The religious folks, like our President, claim that marriage is a sacred act sanctioned by religion and same sex couples should not be married. Well, my view is that if marriage is a religious act, then the government should not regulate or license it. Marriage should be completely controlled by religion alone and there should not be licenses and all the legal stuff that goes with it, like Social Security benefits for spouses and Joint tax returns for married couples, and right to inherit when one spouse dies. Separation of Church and State should come into play here. You can't legislate religion and it's time Republicans wake up and realize it. If people want someone to benefit from their social security, if they want to file joint tax returns, if they want to select a person to inherit their stuff when they die, then the government should allow everyone to designate one person to act in that role, be it a mother, a son, a friend, or the religiously sanctioned "spouse". Now for the link to the story that inspired this little speech.

I don't know why they were so mad at this guy. He just said what many other people are thinking.

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