Because DoMA wasn't bad enough...

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"WASHINGTON, July 30 — President Bush said today that federal government lawyers are working on legislation that would define marriage as a union between a man and woman."

So much for states' rights, let alone recognizing other countries' laws.... though really, people who really want to reap government benefits for their relationships should just incorporate. There's no restriction on gender or number of people involved in a limited-liability corporation, either... and the law says it's a person. I know that's oversimplifying things grossly, but on the other hand it merges two of my hot-button issues in a gloriously perverse way. If loopholes in corporate law could take down both marriage discrimination and corporate personhood, that would pretty much make my day, yep.

I fuckin' hate the law, but stuff like this makes me wish I knew more about it. Grumblegrump.

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Ah! My apologies for my incorrect fractional quote; I should have been reading more carefully.


...the idea of being called anyone's wife makes me cringe...
That's one of Jen's pet peeves too. She hates being introduced as "And this is my wife, Jen."


...especially since I don't attach much value to being married beyond the legal and financial benefits.
I admit to great curiousity on your views on marriage. I (and my extended family, including Jen's side) have little to no religion to speak of except for faith in family itself, so one might say marriage is a cornerstone of what passes for my creed :-) You and I have talked of marriage before (don't let Peter know ;-), and it is refreshing to hear a cogent viewpoint contrasting mine own.