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    Which one? doesn't that depend on what you view the institution's purpose as? What is that purpose, BTW?
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    Which one? doesn't that depend on what you view the institution's purpose as? What is that purpose, BTW?
    They aren't really married, they are just getting legally married for the benefits. Like when people do that to get citizenship. What's complicated?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    They aren't really married, they are just getting legally married for the benefits.
    How do you know? Why do you imply this between 2 best friends? What does "really married" mean?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ICantSpellDawg View Post
    How do you know? Why do you imply this between 2 best friends? What does "really married" mean?
    I know because it's a thought experiment and we defined it as such. It's really not hard to understand that gay people can get married in the same sense that straight people can.

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    Except that they are missing important components, just like 2 friends are missing important components, just like some male/female couples are missing some components, etc. Plus, I never defined that 2 best friends would get married to game the system, where are you getting that? Do you not love your friends?

    What is your definition of marriage and why does it exclude such an arrangement?


    Anyway, I hope SCOTUS considers these things upon appeal, because they are coming sooner rather than later and I welcome them.
    Last edited by ICantSpellDawg; 02-09-2012 at 02:32.
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