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    Default Re: Prop 8 to pass?

    I'm entirely for gay marriage, but doing it by stretching existing laws in court is crossing the line of what should belong the legislature instead of the judiciary.
    And apparently it can backfire, too.

    Quote Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi
    And no civil union right in existence, anywhere, carries all the power and all-encompassing status of legal marriage. You may get certain rights such as property and hospital visitation, but your "spouse" may not be entitled to receive any of your pension if you die. Or your "spouse" may not be insurable under your insurance policy which only recognizes "single" and "married."
    Civil unions in the UK and most other European countries that have adopted them are marriages in all but name.

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    Last edited by Kralizec; 11-06-2008 at 13:13.

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